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What is the reason for repeated self-pollination of the superior recombinant formed during plant breeding?

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a

It helps to increase yield of the plant

b

It helps to reach a state of homozygosity to prevent segregation of the characters in the progeny.

c

It helps to harden the newly developed crops.

d

It helps to identify the apomictic gene in the plant so that these plants can be propagated vegetatively.

answer is B.

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The recombinant plants are self-pollinated for several generations till they reach a state of uniformity (homozygosity), so that the characters will not segregate in the progeny.

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What is the reason for repeated self-pollination of the superior recombinant formed during plant breeding?