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Which step involves treating several hundred seeds with a mutagen and planting them?
Which step involves treating several hundred seeds with a mutagen and planting them?
- Step M4
- Step M3
- Step M1 (correct)
- Step M2
What is the purpose of bagging the inflorescences of M1 plants or even the whole M1 plants?
What is the purpose of bagging the inflorescences of M1 plants or even the whole M1 plants?
- To increase crop yield
- To promote genetic diversity
- To enhance seed production
- To prevent outcrossing (correct)
Why are M1 plants considered chimeras for the mutations present in heterozygous state?
Why are M1 plants considered chimeras for the mutations present in heterozygous state?
- Because they carry mutations only in recessive alleles
- Because they carry mutations only in dominant alleles
- Because they carry mutations in both homozygous and heterozygous state
- Because they carry mutations in both recessive and dominant alleles (correct)
How many seeds are harvested from each M1 spike to raise the M2 progeny rows?
How many seeds are harvested from each M1 spike to raise the M2 progeny rows?
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How many progeny rows are grown in step M2?
How many progeny rows are grown in step M2?
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