GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
GENETIC BASIS OF INHERITANCE
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used only hybrid pea plants
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used peas with large chromosomes
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studied large numbers of offspring
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discovered the sources of variation in peas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pea plants were a good choice to study for Mendel because they have easily identifiable traits. class="">To study genetics, Mendel chose to work with pea plants because they have easily identifiable traits (Figure below). For example, pea plants are either tall or short, which is an easy trait to observe.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gregor Mendel choose pea plants to perform his experiments because they grow quickly, are easy to breed, and have a variety of traits.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why was it important that Mendel used large sample sizes in his studies? Mendel used large sample size to get a better idea of the chances of the pea plant offspring having various traits. In other words, he hoped to understand all possible variation in pea plant offspring.