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2. Why did Mendel select garden pea for hisexperiments? Explain the characteristics ofpea. |
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Answer» Mendel selected garden pea plant (Pisum sativum) for his experiments because of the followingcharacteristics: ii. The flowers are bisexual and naturally self pollinating.iii. They can be artificially cross-pollinated.iv. The offsprings produced after cross pollination are fertile.v. Pea plant has several pairs of contrasting characters.vi. Flowers of pea plant are large enough for easy emasculation.vii. It is a small herbaceous plant, so he could grow large number of plants. |
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