PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Pea plants grow quickly
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Pea plants are ultraviolet
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Pea plants are rare and expensive
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Pea plants are take years to grow
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Mendel choose pea plants for his experiments because of the following reasons: (i) The flowers of this plant are bisexual. (ii) They are self-pollinating, and thus, self and cross-pollination can easily be performed. (iii) The different physical characteristics were easy to recognize and study.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gregor Mendel chose the pea plants for his experiments because the garden pea is an ideal subject in the study of genetics for the following reasons: Presence of observable traits with contrasting forms. It produces many offspring in one cross. Short life cycle.
Detailed explanation-4: -They are easy to cultivate. Their life cycle is quite short. The flowers of the pea plant are bisexual. The true-breeding or pure plants can be easily obtained through self-pollination. More items