Question

What are reasons that Mendel used pea plants in his genetic experiments

Answer 1

Answer:

He worked in a garden with pea plants.

Explanation:

Gregor Mendel was a monk that worked in his monastery's garden because of his science background. He saw that the pea plants of the same area in his garden showed similar phenotypes. (physical appearance) This helped explain cross pollination and the fact that the offspring gained traits from both parents. Before his experiments, it was believed that offspring gained all genetic information from the mother and the father gave a catalyst of some sort to start the beginning of embryonic growth.