Test subject for Gregor Mendel (3)

I believe the answer is:

pea

(Other definitions for pea that I've seen before include "Little green vegetable" , "The plant is a strange ape" , "Legume" , "garden plant" , "Spherical vegetable" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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