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Question : Give scientific reasons for the following statements: The pea plants (Pisum sativum) were selected for Mendel's experiments.

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Solution :(1) They are small plants and can be EASILY grown. (2) They are annual plants. So there are more chances of studying more number of generations every YEAR. (3) It produces a LARGE number of offsprings. (4) Its flowers are bisexual and generally show self-fertilisation. (5) Artificially cross pollination can be done as and when REQUIRED. (6) There are varieties of characters. Each character shows atleast TWO contrasting expressions.


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