HOMOZYGOUS AND HETEROZYGOUS Introduction In Biology and Genetics, Homozygous and heterozygous are used to indicate whether…
Category: Genetics & Plant Breeding
Genetics & Plant Breeding
Cytoplasmic Male Sterility
Cytoplasmic Male Sterility What is male sterility? Male sterility is the failure of plants to produce…
CYTOPLASMIC INHERITANCE
CYTOPLASMIC INHERITANCE Introduction Most of the traits of an individual are governed by nuclear genes; however,…
HYBRID- AN OVERVIEW
HYBRID- AN OVERVIEW A hybrid is the offspring resulting from cross-breeding of two organisms of different breeds,…
HETEROSIS AND INBREEDING DEPRESSION
HETEROSIS AND INBREEDING DEPRESSION Heterosis or hybrid vigor is the increased function (productivity or superiority) such as…
EPISTASIS- DEFINITION & GENE INTERACTION
EPISTASIS- DEFINITION & GENE INTERACTION Definition & Meaning Epistasis refers to the effect of a gene…
MULTIPLE ALLELES- FEATURES & EXAMPLE
MULTIPLE ALLELES- FEATURES & EXAMPLE Introduction Alleles are the variants of a gene that exists in…
PLEIOTROPY- MEANING, CLASSES & EVOLUTION
PLEIOTROPY- MEANING, CLASSES & EVOLUTION Introduction Pleiotropy refers to the phenomenon of a single gene affecting…
CHROMOSOMAL THEORY OF INHERITANCE
CHROMOSOMAL THEORY OF INHERITANCE INTRODUCTION Gene is the functional unit of hereditary material which is linearly…
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PHENOTYPE AND GENOTYPE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PHENOTYPE AND GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE The phenotype refers to physical appearance or characteristics of an…