Why was Mendel lucky with the choice of pea and the traits he looked at?

Gregor Mendel conducted experiments with peas in his monastery garden. How would you answer that question? I know that peas don't have as many genes as humans, but I can't express it well.

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Pomophilus
1 year ago

Hello,

As far as I know, he has randomly only caught such features in his heirs, which are actually only controlled by a single gene. If, for example, he had tried to investigate the inheritance of features in which several genes are involved, he would certainly not have found any legalities.

Pomophilus
1 year ago
Reply to  Circeme

Please.

Pomophilus
1 year ago
Reply to  Pomophilus

And now thanks from me for🌟!

Erxleben60
1 year ago

Mendel was lucky because the features are monogenetic. That’s why they follow Mendel’s inheritance laws. And the heirs also have a short generation.

Galton had already tried to describe these inheritance laws in man. But it didn’t work because he had only studied polygenetic characteristics.

gregor443
1 year ago

Mendel was lucky enough to choose properties that are inherited independently.

The corresponding genes are located on different chromosomes or at least very far apart on the same chromosome.

Man has about 25 000 genes on 23 chromosomes, 2n=46.

The pea even contains about 35 000 genes on 7 chromosomes, 2n=14.

Best regards

gregor443

W18J66
1 year ago

Why do you think he had “Glück” with heirs? He acted according to the principle of “try and error”. He could have taken beans, or apples.

W18J66
1 year ago
Reply to  Circeme

I can’t find the other good explanations. Why do you ask if it’s been explained to you?

DerHans
1 year ago

Mendel did this not only once on a Saturday afternoon because he had nothing better to do. Research is to try out a lot of 100 or even a thousand times. This minimizes chance. He had never heard of genes.

DerHans
1 year ago
Reply to  Circeme

Already alone because it takes an average of 20 years for people to consider the results of the “sight choice”.

That is why today’s researchers are also working with the fruit fly.