Mendel selected a pea plant for his experiments. Mention the reasons f

1.	Mendel selected a pea plant for his experiments. Mention the reasons for the selection as these plants. (OR) Why did Mendel select the pea plant for his experiment? (OR) Which characters in the pea plant are selected by Mendel, for his experiments? What are the reasons for selecting pea plant by Mendel to conduct his experiments?
Answer» Mendel chose the pea plant (Pisum sativam) for his breeding experiments for the following reasons. 1. It is sexually reproducing. 2. Flowers are bisexual. 3. Predominantly self-pollinated. 4. Predominantly self-fertilization. 5. Well developed characters. 6. Early hybridization. 7. It is an annual plant. 8. These plants have short maturity and can produce large number of seeds in a single generation. 9. Pea plants have short life cycle. 10. These plants can easy to grow either on the ground or in pots.

Mendel selected a pea plant for his experiments. Mention the reasons for the selection as these plants. (OR) Why did Mendel select the pea plant for his experiment? (OR) Which characters in the pea plant are selected by Mendel, for his experiments? What are the reasons for selecting pea plant by Mendel to conduct his experiments?

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Mendel chose the pea plant (Pisum sativam) for his breeding experiments for the following reasons.

1. It is sexually reproducing.

2. Flowers are bisexual.

3. Predominantly self-pollinated.

4. Predominantly self-fertilization.

5. Well developed characters.

6. Early hybridization.

7. It is an annual plant.

8. These plants have short maturity and can produce large number of seeds in a single generation.

9. Pea plants have short life cycle.

10. These plants can easy to grow either on the ground or in pots.