Multiple choice

Crossing between genetically dissimilar plant varieties is known as ______.

  1. cropping

  2. hybridization

  3. tissue culture

  4. insemination

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Cropping is also known as trimming and is just done to keep plants short and bushy, resulting in many smaller buds. Hybridization is the process of combining different varieties or species of organism to create a hybrid. Tissue culture is a technique of growing explant (cell, tissue or organ) under in vitro (outside the living cell in a petriplate) conditions. Insemination is the introduction of sperm into the female uterus of a mammal. It takes place in animals. Therefore, the process of crossing between genetically dissimilar plant varieties is known as hybridization.