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Agriculture · Q942

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 942

Q942

The crossing between two different genera of the same genus is called

A.
Intergeneric hybridization
Answer
B.
Interspecific hybridization
C.
Intervarital hybridization
D.
All of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The crossing between two different genera of the same genus is called Intergeneric hybridization.
Intergeneric hybridization represents an opportunity to combine genomes from distinctly different plants and to intrigue traits not found in the main genus of interest. Many intergeneric hybrids are infertile.