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- 4. gets its famous texture and flavor by blending the
- 5. The science or practice of farming, derived
- 9. quality in a hybrid offspring.
- 10. of the parents.
- 13. first step for humans to move from hunter-gatherer to
- 15. profitability, sustainability, and protection of the
- 16. There is evidence that by 5,000 B.C. humans
- 17. of an organism. Techniques include those used in
- 18. The process of breeding for one or more
- 19. useful varieties of wheat, maize, rice, and dates.
- 20. characteristics in plants and animals. This was
- 24. The enhanced function of any
- 25. Inserting a shoot or twig from one plant into part
- 26. some understanding of inheritance and selectively bred
- 27. or animal in order to achieve a desired trait.
- 29. the Latin words “ager” (field) and “cultura”
- 30. species or different varieties.
- 31. DNA or the genetic material of a microorganism,
- 34. a plant type within a particular cultivated species that is
- 35. with specific desired traits to produce the next
- 36. – A contraction of “cultivated variety.” It refers
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- 1. A breeding method that uses
- 2. Specific techniques used by scientists to
- 3. breeding as well as newer modification methods
- 6. Producing genetically identical offspring.
- 7. and GPS data, to ensure that the plants and soil
- 8. breeds, or varieties to create a new variety with
- 10. desired traits of the parents. Example: The Honeycrisp
- 11. The process of altering the
- 12. Combining two sexually compatible
- 14. The offspring of two plants of
- 18. by one or more characters.
- 21. genetic engineering.
- 22. optimum health and productivity. The goal of PA is to
- 23. that uses information technology, e.g.,
- 27. An approach to farm
- 28. the exact amount of water and other nutrients
- 32. another rooted plant to selectively grow a specific variety
- 33. societies