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Why did Mendel choose pea plant for his experiments?

Mendel chose pea plant for his experiments due to following reasons:


a. Pea plant was easy to cultivate and had short life span.


b. Presence of contrasting variants of features.


c. Carrying out cross pollination is quite easy in a pea plant.


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