PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Question
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In order to create corn with larger ears through artificial selection,
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the smallest ears need to be used for next years crop,
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the medium sized ears need to be used for next years crop.
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the largest ears need to be used for next years crop.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Selective breeding usually takes 30-50 generations to reliably produce the traits that are desired by a breeder. By this time many of the genetic loci which control the trait which the breeder seeks to manipulate will be homozygous.
Detailed explanation-2: -The methods of artificial selection are inbreeding (mating close relatives), line breeding (mating distant relatives) and outcrossing (mating unrelated individuals).
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