Mendel chose pea plants because

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(B) Mendel chose pea plants $(Pisum 	ext{ } sativum)$ because they possessed several distinct, easily observable, and contrasting traits. Specificall

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They had seven pairs of contrasting characters

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(B) Mendel chose pea plants $(Pisum 	ext{ } sativum)$ because they possessed several distinct, easily observable, and contrasting traits. Specifically, he identified $7$ pairs of contrasting characters: $(1)$ Stem height (tall/dwarf) $(2)$ Flower position (axial/terminal) $(3)$ Pod shape (inflated/constricted) $(4)$ Pod colour (green/yellow) $(5)$ Seed shape (round/wrinkled) $(6)$ Seed colour (yellow/green) $(7)$ Seed coat colour (coloured/white).

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