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Agriculture · Q422

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 422

Q422

The cross between F1 progeny × either parents is called

A.
Test cross
B.
Back cross
Answer
C.
Double cross
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The cross between F1 progeny × either parent is called Back cross.
Backcrossing is a crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent, to achieve offspring with a genetic identity closer to that of the parent. It is used in horticulture, animal breeding, and production of gene knockout organisms.
Backcrossing may be deliberately employed in animals to transfer a desirable trait in an animal of inferior genetic background to an animal of preferable genetic background.