Sentences with phrase «then backcrossed»

When a breed population carries a high frequency for a known detrimental allele at a specific genetic locus, it may be possible to crossbreed with an animal free of the detrimental allele and then backcross to the original lineage, monitoring the presence of the desired allele using genetic testing.

Not exact matches

Progeny from the cross would then be crossed with the high - yielding parent to ensure that the progeny were most like the high - yielding parent, (backcrossing).

With molecular backcrossing, Mackill, Ronald and their many colleagues were then able to breed this overexpressed gene into rice already popular in India, such as the legendary Swarna variety.

Then repeated backcrossing is undertaken to the elite line to fully recover this genetic background.

Odds are that some creative individual either introduced the gene and then fixed breed type by backcrossing or here was an «oops» that someone decided to capitalize on.