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What is mutation breeding?
BiologyStrategies for Enhancement in Food ProductionNEET
Options:
  • A The process of selecting and using plants that have desirable characters as a source in breeding.
  • B A method of inducing mutations in plants through diverse means.
  • C The process of creating new genetic variations through changes in the base sequence.
  • D A method of transferring resistance genes into high-yielding cultivated varieties.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: The process of selecting and using plants that have desirable characters as a source in breeding.
Mutation breeding is the process of selecting and using plants that have desirable characters, which were created through changes in the base sequence, as a source in breeding.

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