HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Gregor Mendel mixed different types of peas to bring out their desirable traits. This is called:
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Pollination.
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Gene therapy.
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Composting.
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Selective breeding.(Hybridization)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Our modern understanding of how traits may be inherited through generations comes from the principles proposed by Gregor Mendel in 1865. However, Mendel didn’t discover these foundational principles of inheritance by studying human beings, but rather by studying Pisum sativum, or the common pea plant.
Detailed explanation-2: -Upon compiling his results for many thousands of plants, Mendel concluded that the characteristics could be divided into expressed and latent traits. He called these dominant and recessive traits, respectively.
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