WAEC Agricultural Science 2017 Question 25

Question 25

Crop Improvement

A breeding method which involves the production of heterozygous populations from homozygous lines is

  1. A.inbreeding.
  2. B.introduction.
  3. C.selection.
  4. D.hybridization.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (hybridization.)

Explanation

Crossing two pure (homozygous) lines gives heterozygous hybrids.