Question

A plant with purple flower a plant with purple flowers is allowed to self pollinated generation after generation if produces purple flowers this is an example of​

Answer 1

The process of self-pollinating generation after generation is known as inbreeding.

• The plant with the purple flowers was self-pollinate for many generations. This leads to the accumulation of homozygotic dominant alleles. And due to this, a true-breeding line is formed.
• Inbreeding is a process in which the mating of individuals or organisms that have closely related ancestry.
• Self-pollination is an example of inbreeding.
• Inbreeding helps to increase homozygosity.
• Also, sometimes it leads to inbreeding depression, and this inbreeding depression can be overcome by just one outcross.