Plant Breeding Milestones Quiz
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When was the first evidence of plant domestication found?

  • 1761-1766
  • 1995
  • 1944
  • 9000 BC (correct)

Who first demonstrated sex in (monoecious) plants and suggested obtaining new plant types through crossing?

  • Mather
  • Mendel
  • Avery, MacLeod, McCarty
  • Camerarius (correct)

Who demonstrated that hybrid offspring received traits from both parents and were intermediate in most traits, and conducted the first scientific hybrid in tobacco?

  • Watson, Crick, Wilkins
  • Kohlreuter (correct)
  • Borlaug
  • Mendel

Who proposed a model for DNA material structure in 1953?

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What is the process by which people try to control the reproductive rates of animals and plants without knowledge on the transmission of traits from parents to their offspring?

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Plant Domestication Start Date

The approximate year when humans first started cultivating and selecting plants for desirable traits.

Camerarius's Contribution

Demonstrated sex in plants and proposed crossing for new types.

Kohlreuter's Discovery

Observed hybrid offspring inheriting traits from both parents.

DNA Structure Proposers

Scientists who proposed a model for DNA's structure in 1953.

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Domestication Process

Controlling animal/plant reproduction without knowing genetic transmission.

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