Question

Why mendel chosed pea plant

Answer 1

Mendel choose pea plant because

• It Produce large number of seeds
• Exhibit clear cut differences in certain characters
• Had several distinct varieties, each with visible contrasting characters that appear on separate chromosomes
• Many varieties of the plant were available in alternative forms of a character
• Plant varieties were available in pure forms that bred true
• Many generations of pea plants can be produced in a comparatively short span of time
• Study of pea plants is much simpler than that of animals