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A person has to perform crosses for the purpose of studying inheritance of a few traits/characters. What should be the criteria for selecting the organisms?
BiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
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Following should be the criteria of selecting the organism to study inheritance
(i) The organism should be easily visible and of different traits.
(ii) They should have short life span.
(iii) There procedure of pollination should be simple.
(iv) Organisms must be true breeds.
(v) There should be random mating of gametes.
(vi) They can be easily manipulated.

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