Question

4
2
Give two reasons why Mendel
selected garden pea for his
experiments ? Give the biological
name of this plant?
(2 Points)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Gregor Mendel chose the pea plants for his experiments because the garden pea is an ideal subject in the study of genetics for the following reasons:

presence of observable traits with contrasting forms

produces many offspring in one cross

short life cycle

ease in manipulating pollination (cross-pollination)

Pea plants had the following characteristics:-

plants were sexually reproducing with bisexual flowers

self-pollination and self-fertilization is possible

the life cycle was completed in one season

hybrids were perfectly fertile

many varieties with well-defined characters were available i.e. presence of seven pairs of contrasting or allelomorphic characters

Explanation:

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