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inbred said of offspring produced by inbreeding. inbred lines succeeding generations of animals all derived by breeding from the same group of closely related individuals. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He spent time in Chile and Hawaii working with pioneering seed breeder Bob Tracey to plant, pollinate and choose the best few ears from hundreds of plants to create better inbred lines of blue corn. This definition, however, is often interpreted as not implying a genetic basis for heterosis, because the definition basically describes the phenotype that results from crossing two different inbred lines (Lamkey & Edwards 1998). amp;ldquo;The key for us has been to have all of the breeders, scientists and agronomists working together, looking at many more hybrids and inbred lines under drought,” Schussler says. |
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