Answer: A progeny plant from hybridization that combines desirable traits from both parents better than either parent.
- A A plant produced mainly through modern genetic engineering techniques in typical laboratory settings under usual circumstances
- B A plant produced by inducing polyploidy that happens to show superior traits according to most researchers
- C A progeny plant from hybridization that combines desirable traits from both parents better than either parent
- D A plant that acquired disease resistance through a spontaneous mutation event in the majority of cases studied
Correct answer: C. A progeny plant from hybridization that combines desirable traits from both parents better than either parent
Explanation: A superior recombinant is an offspring from a cross (hybridization) that shows desirable combinations of traits from both parents - often with traits exceeding those of either parent - and is selected for further testing and commercialization.
Different fish species occupy different feeding depths in the same pond without competing for food: Catla feeds near the surface, Rohu in the middle zone, and Mrigal or common carp at the bottom - letting a single pond support far more total fish than one species alone.
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