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The term recurrent selection was coined by

A. Robinson

B. East (1908)

C. Shull (1908)

D. Hull (1945)

Answer: Option D

Solution (By Examveda Team)

The term recurrent selection was coined by Hull (1945).
It was HULL who first used the term “recurrent selection” in 1945. He proposed a breeding method that was termed "recurrent selection for specific combining ability."
Recurrent selection means repeated cycles of selection and breeding aimed at the gradual genetic improvement of a few key traits in a single species.

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