The garden pea is described as selffertilizing What does thi

The garden pea is described as \"self-fertilizing.\" What does this mean and why was this significant to the success of Mendel\'s inheritance experiments?

Solution

The pea plant which Mendel chose for conducting experiments, is most ideal for controlled breeding, since it can easily be subjected to cross pollination as well as self pollination. This gives the success to Mendel\'s inheritance experiments.

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