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GCE Biology 1990 Question 36

Question 36

Mendelian Inheritance

Which of the following is the effect of using artificial pollination in plant breeding?

  1. A.Production of healthy crops
  2. B.Improvement of the variety of crops
  3. C.Making crops susceptible to diseases
  4. D.Lengthening the maturity time of crops
  5. E.Encouraging competition amongst crops
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Answer: B (Improvement of the variety of crops)

Explanation

Breeders cross chosen parents by hand to combine good characters and improve the crop variety.