Breeders Seeking to Change a Phenotypic Trait Require, Ideally, a Strong

question 4

Essay

Breeders seeking to change a phenotypic trait require, ideally, a strong genetic component to the trait. It is most desirable, however, that this genetic component comes from additive genes and not genes with dominance or interaction variance. Why?

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Fructose

A simple sugar found in many plants, sweeter than glucose and often used in the food and beverage industry.

Glucose

A simple sugar that is an important source of energy and a metabolic intermediate.

Richest Source

A term denoting the most abundant or concentrated supply of a particular resource or substance.

Energy

The capacity to do work or produce change, existing in various forms such as kinetic, potential, thermal, electrical, chemical, and nuclear.