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Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding

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34 CHAPTER 2<br />

Part A<br />

Please answer the following questions true or false:<br />

Outcomes assessment<br />

1 Evolution is a population phenomenon.<br />

2 L<strong>and</strong> grant institutions conduct plant breeding in the private sector in the USA.<br />

3 Traditional plant breeding tools are obsolete.<br />

4 <strong>Plant</strong> breeding causes heritable changes in plants.<br />

Part B<br />

Please answer the following questions:<br />

1 ………………………………………… is the arbiter <strong>of</strong> evolution.<br />

2 ………………………………………… is the process by which wild plants are genetically changed through human selection.<br />

3 Compare <strong>and</strong> contrast evolution <strong>and</strong> plant breeding.<br />

4 Give four specific examples <strong>of</strong> ways in which domesticated plants may differ from their wild progenitors.<br />

Part C<br />

Please write a brief essay on each <strong>of</strong> the following topics:<br />

1 Discuss the concept <strong>of</strong> breeder’s eye.<br />

2 Discuss the concept <strong>of</strong> the breeder as a decision-maker.<br />

3 Discuss the general steps in a plant breeding program.<br />

4 Discuss the qualifications <strong>of</strong> a plant breeder.<br />

5 Distinguish between public sector <strong>and</strong> private sector plant breeding.<br />

6 Discuss the molecular <strong>and</strong> classic plant breeding approaches as complementary approaches in modern plant breeding.

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