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Which best illustrates how Gregor Mendel used creativity that lead to scientific discovery?
He noticed that traits were passed on from parents to offspring.
He chose a parent generation and carefully studied its traits.
He used pea plants to study the patterns of heredity.
He observed how specific traits were passed from parent to offspring.

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He used pea plants to study the patterns of heredity.

Explanation: Choosing pea plants (with distinct, easily controlled traits and short generation times) was a creative experimental choice that let Mendel design controlled crosses and quantify inheritance, leading to his discoveries.