HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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A plum is bred with an apricot
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Two dogs are bred to produce a hypoallergenic dog
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Race horses are bred to produce stronger faster horses
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Peffley: Pluots a cross between a plum and an apricot.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pluots, apriums, apriplums, plumcots or pluclots are some of the hybrids between different Prunus species that are also called interspecific plums. Whereas plumcots and apriplums are first-generation hybrids between a plum parent (P. salicina) and an apricot (P. armeniaca), pluots and apriums are later-generations.
Detailed explanation-3: -In fact, although the fruit tree is in the subgenus Prunophors within the genus Prunus together with the plum tree, we know the fruits as apricots. Since plums and apricots fall within the same genus and subgenus, they can be cross-bred.
Detailed explanation-4: -Peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, and cherries are all closely related members of the Prunus genus. They are commonly referred to as stone fruits because their seeds are enclosed by large and hard (stony) pits (endocarps).