alleryStart learning →Which feature of the garden pea let Mendel evaluate several generations in a short time?
AIt carries only seven pairs of chromosomes
BIt grows to maturity within a single season
CIt produces its gametes without any meiosis
DIt flowers only once every second season
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. It grows to maturity within a single season
1. A breeding experiment needs many generations before a pattern becomes clear.
2. The garden pea grows to maturity within one season, so several generations fit into a short span.
3. Flowering every second season would halve the pace, so that option works against him.
4. The pea does use meiosis to make gametes, like other diploid plants.
5. Chromosome number matters for linkage, not for how fast generations can be scored.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 12 "Mendel's Experiments and Heredity", section 12.1 Mendel's Experiments and the Laws of Probability_
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