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A true breeding plant is...

A true breeding plant is

A

one that is able to breed on its own

B

produced due to cross-pollination among unrelated plants

C

near homozygous and produces offspring of its own kind

D

always homozygous recessive in its genetic constitution

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C
A true breeding plant (pureline) has homozygous genes for a character (e.g. TT for tall or tt for dwarf). It always produces offsprings which are true (pure) for its characters.
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