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What is one of the reasons why Gregor Mendel chose to study pea plants?
They exhibit only a single trait.
They produce flowers.
They grow very slowly.
They reproduce sexually.

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They reproduce sexually.

Mendel chose peas because they undergo controlled sexual reproduction (they normally self-fertilize but can be manually cross-pollinated), allowing him to control matings and follow inheritance of distinct, easily observed traits.