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what is marker-assisted selection in plant breeding

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Marker-assisted selection MAS The distinctions that recognize one plant from another are encoded in the plant's hereditary material, the DNA. DNA is bundled in chromosome sets (strands of hereditary material), one originating from each parent. The genes, which control a plant's attributes, is situated on explicit portions of every chromosome . Together, the entirety of a plant's genes makes up its genome. A few characteristics, similar to bloom color, could also be controlled by just one factor. Other increasingly complex attributes, be that as it may, similar to crop yield or starch content, might be affected by numerous genes. Customarily, plant breeders have chosen plants dependent on their obvious or quantifiable qualities, called the phenotype . This procedure can be troublesome, slow, affected by the earth, and exorbitant – in the advancement itself as well as for the economy, as farmers endure crop losses. As an easy route, plant breed...