26. Mendel took the pollen from a tall pea plant and pollinated the flower of ashort pea plant. When he did this, he removed the
male parts of the flower onthe short plant. Why was it important that he remove the male parts from theflower of the short plant?A. because he wanted to prevent self-pollinationB. because the short plant was heterozygousC. because he wanted to prevent the development of seeds
