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Chapter 5 Flashcards

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fixing the genotype

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the process of stabilizing the genotype of a seedling population to make it homozygous so that it will breed true

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homogenous

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a population of seedlings that are phenotypically similar

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heterogenous

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a population of seedlings that are not phenotypically similar

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homozygous

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a population of seedlings whose genotypes are very similar

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5
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heterozygous

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a population of seedlings whose genotypes are not similar

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self-pollination

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a breeding system in which the plant flower is pollinated by itself because of flower structure or isolation

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cross-pollination

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a breeding system in which the plant is pollinated by pollen from a separate genotype either because of flower structure or artificial control during pollination.

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inbred line

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a population of seedlings that produced a consecutive series of self-pollinations

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hybrid vigor

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vigor expressed by a seedling population that exceeds that of either of the parents

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10
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inbreeding depression

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when inbreeding leads to reduced vigor, size, and productivity

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another term for hybrid vigor

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heterosis

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12
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dioecious

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male and female flowers are produced on different plants

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monoecious

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male and female parts are on different flowers on the same plant

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14
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dichogamy

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male and female parts on the same plant bloom at different times

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15
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floral polymorphism

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different arrangements of flower parts

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16
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sexual incompatibility

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genetic trait when pollen either fails to grow down the style or does not germinate on the stigma of a plant with the same incompatibility alleles

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17
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self-incompatibility

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a form of sexual incompatibility that has evolved to prevent self-pollination

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facultative apomictic

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a plant in which both sexual and asexual embryos are produced on the same plant

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obligate apomictic

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a plant in which all of the embryos are apomictic

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landrace

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primitive varieties developed and maintained before the modern era of genetics

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21
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cultivar

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uniform and stable population that poceses recognizably distinct characteristics

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botanical variety

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population originating in nature that are within one species but are phenotypically distinct

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heirloom varieties

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preservation of historical open-pollinated varieties

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24
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line

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population of seedling plants whose genotype is maintained to a specific standard in consecutive generation

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F1 hybrid

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first generation of a planned cross

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hybrid line

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population that is produced by crossing 2 or more parental lines

27
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single cross

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2 inbred lines

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double cross

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two single-crosses

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top-cross

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inbred line and open pollinated cultivar

30
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3-way-cross

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single cross and inbred line

31
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synthetic cultivar

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derived from the first generation of the open cross-fertilization of several lines or clones

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F2 cultivars

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derived from open pollinated F1 hybrids

33
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clonal seed cultivars

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maintained through apomictic seed production

34
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ecotypes

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a genetically distinct group of plants within a species that is adapted to a specific ecological location

35
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cline

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continuous genetic variation from one area to another in ecological adaptation

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provenance

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indicates the seed origin–climactic and geographic

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elite tree

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tree with outstanding phenotypic characteristics to be used as a seed source

38
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clonal seed source

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cultivar maintained as a clone selected for producing outstanding seedlings

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selected families

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consecutive groups of progeny trees related by origin and showing superior characteristics

40
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pollen sterility

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genetic phenomenon when pollen is not viable

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methods of isolation

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distance, cages, male-sterile plants

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roguing

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removal of off-type plants, weeds, and plants of other cultivars in seed production fields

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genetic drift

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change in the frequency of specific genes as a result of environmental or other types of selection

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local seed

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seed from a natural area subjected to a restricted range of climactic and soil influences

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pure stand

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a group of phenotypically similar seedling plants of the same kind

46
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phenotypic selection

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selection of a seed source based on the phenotypic appearance of the source tree

47
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genotypic selection

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selection of a seed source based on the phenotypic appearance of the seedling progeny

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high additive heritability

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high correlation between phenotypic traits of offspring with the phenotypic traits of the parents

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low additive heritability

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low correlation between phenotypic traits of offspring with the phenotypic traits of the parents

50
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pedigreed stock system

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controlled seed production system of consecutive generations with standards to maintain genetic purity leading to commercial distribution

51
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phase one of pedigreed stock system

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development phase resulting with breeders seed (primary reference for cultivar)

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phase two of pedigreed stock system

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maintenance resulting with foundation seed or stock seed

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phase three of pedigree stock sytem

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distribution

54
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seed certification

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a system of seed production utilizing pedigree stock principles, which provides for legally enforceable standards of quality and genetic purity

55
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seed-collection zone

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naturally occurring zone (forest plants) designated by elevation, latitude, and longitude that identifies a specific seed source

56
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seed production area

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area of source plants specifically utilized for seed collection

57
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seed orchard

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a planting used in forestry or in fruit tree nurseries to maintain a seed source as seedling populations of selected seed families or of a clone or collections of clones

58
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nursery row selection

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a system of selection where specific progeny trees can be identified in a nursery row due to phenotype

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