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TRUE-BREEDING PLANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Genetics
- Plant Breeding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- true-breeding plant
1, record 1, English, true%2Dbreeding%20plant
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- true breeding plant 2, record 1, English, true%20breeding%20plant
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- pure breeding plant 3, record 1, English, pure%20breeding%20plant
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- pure-breeding plant 4, record 1, English, pure%2Dbreeding%20plant
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wheat is a self-pollinating crop. A variety is a uniform and true breeding population tracing back to one plant. These "one plants" are selected by the wheat breeder from the segregating populations that occur over several generations following (usually) a cross between two distinct varieties. Pure or true breeding plants, and thus new varieties, are not usually obtained earlier thant some six or seven generations following the cross. 3, record 1, English, - true%2Dbreeding%20plant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Mendel started his experiments with true-breeding plant varieties, which he then hybridized in controlled crosses. In other words, he took true breeding plants for one trait (e.g. homozygotes for tall stem) and crossed them with true breeding plants for the opposite trait (e.g. homozygotes for short stem). 5, record 1, English, - true%2Dbreeding%20plant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
True-breeding: Term applied to plants that, when raised from seed, virtually reproduce the characteristics of the parent. 5, record 1, English, - true%2Dbreeding%20plant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Génétique
- Amélioration végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plante génétiquement pure
1, record 1, French, plante%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tiquement%20pure
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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