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Which of the following are reasons that Mendel used pea plants in his genetic experiments?

Select all that apply.
A
Pea plants grow fast.

B
Pea plants are easy to grow.

C
Pea plants have several distinct traits that vary.

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bryanavalcarcel
The answer is C I took this question before
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The reasons Mendel chose pea plants are as follows:

  1. Pea plants are easy to grow.
  2. Pea plants have several distinct traits that vary.

  • Gregor Mendel is an Austrian monk refered to as the 'FATHER OF GENETICS' because of his immense contribution to the inheritance of genes/traits.

  • Mendel worked closely with garden peas (Pisium sativum) and performed several experiments relating to genetics and inheritance on them. Some of the reasons he chose pea plants are as follows:

  1. They are easy to grow in the garden.
  2. The flowers of pea plants are bisexual i.e. they possess male and female reproductive organs
  3. They are easy to obtain pure breed plant through self-fertilization
  4. They possess several traits that could be studied or identified e.g. flower color, shape etc.

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