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The crop showing greatest inbreeding depression is

A. Onion

B. Lettuce

C. Tomato

D. Limabean

Answer: Option A

Solution (By Examveda Team)

The crop showing the greatest inbreeding depression is Onion.
Inbreeding depression is the reduced survival and fertility of offspring of related individuals.
They reproduce either by the self-pollination or cross-pollination process. This phenomenon is observed in several other plant species that are further grouped based on the following four categories.

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