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Plant breeding uses principles from a variety of sciences to improve the genetic potential of plants. The process involves combining parental plants to obtain the next generation with the best characteristics. Breeders improve plants by selecting those with the greatest potential based on performance data, pedigree, and more sophisticated genetic information. Plants are improved for food, feed, fiber, fuel, shelter, landscaping, eco-systems services and a variety of other human activities.

In an organism, the outward appearances (gene expression) of a trait is referred as _____

Q: In an organism, the outward appearances (gene expression) of a trait is referred as _____

Phenotypethesetofobservablecharacteristicsofanindividualresultingfromtheinteractionofitsgenotypewiththeenvironment

A An Allele

B Genotype

C Independent assortment

D Phenotype

E Genetic makeup

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In an organism, the outward appearances (gene expression) of a trait is referred as _____

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