Home › Bihar Board Class 12 (Science) › Biology › Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production › A mildew-resistant pea is crossed with a high-yi…
A mildew-resistant pea is crossed with a high-yielding susceptible pea. What is the aim?
AMake a polyploid
BRaise seed dormancy
CCreate a haploid
DAdd mildew resistance
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Add mildew resistance
The cross aims to bring mildew resistance into the high-yielding line without losing its yield.
Related questions
Who recorded the first artificial insemination, performed on a dog in 1784?Artificial insemination is common in breeding of which animals?Which enzymes are used to isolate cells for protoplast culture?What is the purpose of hardening plantlets before moving them to soil?Callus growth in culture varies with which two growth regulators?A callus is a mass of what kind of cells?Which tissue culture method can give a disease-free plant?Rapidly multiplying plant stock material using tissue culture is called what?