FOOD TECHNOLOGY

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD SCIENCE

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When scientists combine different plants in an attempt to grow a plant with the best traits from both parents, the new plant is called a(an):
A
Hybrid
B
Clone
C
Variation
D
Pistil
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, species or genera through sexual reproduction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Interspecific hybridization has been and still is one of the useful methods for plant breeders to create new plant forms or to introduce genes from related wild species into crops of interest.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition: In breeding, hybrids are plants or animals produced by the cross-breeding of two genetically different varieties or species. Source: GreenFacts. More: Plant hybrids are created when the pollen from one kind of plant is used to pollinate an entirely different variety, resulting in a new plant altogether.

Detailed explanation-4: -When organisms from two different species mix, or breed together, it is known as hybridization. The offspring that are produced from these mixes are known as hybrids.

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