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In plant breeding programmes, the entire collection of plants/seeds having all the diverse alleles for all genes in a given crop is called:

1. cross-hybridisation among the selected parents.
2. evaluation and selection of parents.
3. germplasm collection
4. selection of superior recombinants.

Correct answer: germplasm collection

Solution

The entire set of plants or seeds carrying the diverse alleles of all genes in a crop is called germplasm. Breeders conserve and use this collection as the source of genetic variation for improvement.

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