Mendel selected a pea plant for his experiments. Mention the reasons in your point of view. (AS2)

The major advantages of selecting pea plant for the experiment by Mendel are as follows:

i. Pea plant has 7 contrasting characteristics which can be phenotypically distinguished.

ii. Every contrasting character has only 2 alleles and none of them are linked.

iii. The plant undergoes self-pollination thus easily produces the offsprings with same traits generation after generation.

iv. Due to self-pollination, homozygous plants can be obtained easily.

v. Cross-pollination for experimentation can be easily performed by emasculating the stamen of the flower without affecting the flower.

vi. They have a short life span and produce many seeds at a time.