Biology, asked by Anonymous, 5 months ago

Why mendel use only pea plants for his experiment??


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Answered by Anonymous
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Explanation:

Mendel is known as the father of modern genetic because of genetic experiment with Pea or Pisum Sativum.

(a) The reason for the selection of pea plants for the genetic experiments are

•Easy to grow in the garden.

•The flowers of pea plants are hermaphrodite, i.e •flowers have bisexual characteristics.

•Easy to obtain pure breed plant through self-fertilization

•The generation time of pea plants is less.

•They have excellent disease resistance and have an optimal rate of survival.

(b) The law of independent assortment states that the alleles of different genes are inherited independently within the organisms that reproduce sexually.

Answered by IntrovertAngel
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Mendel choose pea plants for his experiments because of the following reasons:

  • (i) The flowers of this plant are bisexual.
  • (ii) They are self-pollinating, and thus, self and cross-pollination can easily be performed.
  • (iv) They have a shorter life span and are the plants that are easier to maintain.
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