A) Drosophila melanogaster
B) Antirrhinum majus
C) Pisum sativum
D) Homo sapiens
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
Mendel chose Pisum sativum (garden pea) to explain the laws of inheritance. His selection of garden pea was evidently not an accident, but the result of a long careful thought. The advantages of Pisum sativum in a nut shell were : Well defined characters of the plant Bisexual flowers Easy hybridization Predominantly self fertilization because of which pure lines of inheritance were seen within the plant. Besides, easy to cultivate and less time consumption in growing aseason were the other features of plant which proved helpful in the success of Mendels experiments.
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