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Lessons - Plant Breeding Advanced Backcross Breeding This lesson is a detailed explanation of the backcross breeding process. Variations based on whether backcrossing is performed with dominant, recessive, or multiple traits are discussed. Calculations associated with backcross breeding are explained. View Print Asteraceae This lesson contains information about the Asteraceae family. View Print Backcross Breeding 1 - Basic Gene Inheritance This lesson reviews the basics of gene inheritance. It compares plants that are homozygous, heterozygous, and hemizgous for an allele and how gene expression is affected by the dominance of an allel... View Print Take Quiz Backcross Breeding 2 - The Backcrossing Process This lesson discusses the final stage of developing genetically engineered crops. The need for backcrossing, and the steps of this breeding method are described. Yield lag, yield drag, and gene stac... View Print Take Quiz Breeding for Grain Quality Traits: The challenges of measuring phenotypes and identifying genotypes. View Print Take Quiz Corn Breeding: Lessons From the Past This is the first in a series of lessons specifically designed to instruct individuals without any formal training in genetics or statistics about the science of corn breeding. Individuals with forma... View Print Take Quiz Corn Breeding: Introduction to Concepts in Quantitative Genetics This is the second in a series of lessons specifically designed to instruct individuals without any formal training in genetics or statistics about the science of corn breeding. Individuals with form... View Print Take Quiz Corn Breeding: Mass Selection This is the fourth in a series of lessons specifically designed to instruct individuals without any formal training in genetics or statistics about the science of corn breeding. Individuals with forma... View Print Take Quiz Corn Breeding: Types of Cultivars This is the third in a series of lessons specifically designed to instruct individuals without any formal training in genetics or statistics about the science of corn breeding. Individuals with formal... View Print Take Quiz Corn Flowers and Hybrid Seeds View Print Flowering Principles View Print Take Quiz Marker-Assisted Selection View Print Take Quiz Native Plant Breeding: Bringing the Beauty of Nature Home View Print Take Quiz Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL) Analysis 1 View Print Take Quiz Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL) Analysis 2 View Print Take Quiz Quantitative Traits View Print Take Quiz Total: 16

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