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Why did Mendel select pea plant for this experiments?

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(i) It is naturally self-pollinating and so is very easy to raise pure breeding individuals.
(ii) It has a short life span as it is an annual and so it was possible to follow several generations.
(iii) It is easy to cross-pollinate.
(iv) It has deeply defined contrasting characters.
(v) The flowers are bisexual.
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