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double cross hybrid
genetics
Also known as: double cross, double hybrid, four-way cross
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hybrid corn
- In origins of agriculture: Maize, or corn
The double cross was the basic technique used in developing modern hybrid maize and has been used by commercial firms since. Jones’s invention was to use four inbred lines instead of two in crossing. Simply, inbred lines A and B made one cross, lines C and…
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