Which of the following was not true of gregor mendel? a. he was an austrian monk. b. he developed the first theory about how traits are inherited. c. he understood basic concepts about dna replication. d. he lived in the 19th century. e. his primary research system was the pea plant. 5. 5. peas (pisum sativum) were well suited for mendel's breeding experiments for all of the following reasons except: a. peas have a particularly long generation time. b. the pea plant is rather prolific in seed production. c. mendel and his staff could control the pollination between different pea plants. d. many of the characteristics that vary in pea plants are controlled by single genes. e. peas exhibit variations in a number of observable characteristics, such as flower color and seed shape. start: 9: 43 pm save submit