Question

what did mendel use pea plants to study?

Answer 1

because it had a number of clear cut differences which were easy to tell apart

Answer 2

Gregor Mendel conducted hybridization experiments on around 29,000 pea plants. Peas were an ideal choice for Mendel to usebecause they had easily observable traits there were 7 of which he could manipulate. He began his experiments on peas with two conditions.