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Pure line breed refers to...

Pure line breed refers to

A

heterozygosity only

B

heterozygosity and linkage

C

homozygosity only

D

homozygosity and self assortment

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The correct Answer is:
C

Pure line is true breeding genotypes, a line that has been rendered homozygous for all genes under consideration in successive generations, a line in which homozygous individuals produce only homozygous offspring like parents. Thus pure line bread refer to homozygosity only.
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