5 Questions
Which step involves treating several hundred seeds with a mutagen and planting them?
Step M1
What is the purpose of bagging the inflorescences of M1 plants or even the whole M1 plants?
To prevent outcrossing
Why are M1 plants considered chimeras for the mutations present in heterozygous state?
Because they carry mutations in both recessive and dominant alleles
How many seeds are harvested from each M1 spike to raise the M2 progeny rows?
20 to 25 seeds
How many progeny rows are grown in step M2?
About 2,000 progeny rows
Test your knowledge on mutation breeding for oligogenic traits with this quiz. Learn about the handling procedure based on the selection for a recessive mutant allele of an oligogene. Explore topics such as seed treatment, avoiding outcrossing, and more.
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