Pure line is the progeny of
A. Self-heterozygous plant
B. Self-homozygous plant
C. Vegetatively propagated plants
D. Of nucleus seed
Answer: Option D
Solution (By Examveda Team)
The pure line is the progeny of the nucleus seed.Pure-line selection involves selecting and breeding progeny from superior organisms for several generations until a pure line of organisms with only the desired characteristics has been established.
Nucleus Seed is the initial amount of pure seed of improved variety or parental lines of a hybrid produced under the supervision of the plant breeder who has evolved that variety or hybrid. The nucleus seed is genetically cent percent pure and does not contain other physical impurities.
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A pure line means those breeds of organisms that have been generated through repeated self fertilization and have become homozygous for a particular trait. Pure line progeny: It means those breeds of organisms that are generated through the process of repeated self-fertilization.