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When did Gregor Mendel do his pea plant experiment?

Why did gregor mendel choose a pea plant to perform his experiment on genetics?

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    There are two reasons. First, pea plants reproduce fast which enabled him to do his research in months. Second, pea plants have seven distinct characteristics he can differentiate easily.

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he chose a pea because its dna is easily extracted from the cell membrane. it was also chosen as it has fewer chromosomes than other specimens and therefore easier to work with.

ranga91

He just happened to be growing peas and noticed the 3/4 , 1/4 split in their characteristics

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He also did experiments with many other kinds of plants. The pea plants gave the most conclusive results because they happened to have multiple easily noticible phenotypes on separate chromosomes.

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Because he was a monk and lived in a monastery where they grew peas for food. And carrots all look the same.

centretek666

I love peas, a little butter and salt. hmmmmm, I can make a meal out of them.... Maybe he felt the same way.....lol

andyg77

perhaps because it was the easiest and cheapest thing to grow in his backyard, which showed evident reasons(flower color) for genetics

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