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What are the reasons for selecting pea plant by Mendel to conduct his experiments ?

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Mendel selected pea plant for his experiments, because 

(1) Pea plants have short life cycle. 

(2) They exhibit seven pairs of contrasting characters which are easily recognizable such as smooth or wrinkled seeds, short or tall, height etc. 

(3) Hybrids and their offspring are fertile, that is continuous cross and self fertilizations were possible.

(4) Pea plants can be self pollinated and cross pollinated. 

(5) These plants are easy to grow either on the ground or its pots. 

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



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