Question

In addition to covering each pea plant, what else did Mendel do to prevent self-pollination?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

and why

Answer 3

He cut away the pollen bearing male parts of a flower and dusted that flower from pollen from another plant.

Answer 4

By doing this, he was able to selectively cross-pollinate pure bred plants with particular traits and observe the outcome over many generations. This was the basis for his conclusions about the nature of genetic inheritance.

Answer 5

thanks