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In crop improvement programme, haploids are important because they

1. require one half of nutrients
2. are helpful in study of meiosis
3. grow better under adverse conditions
4. form perfect homozygous

Correct answer: form perfect homozygous

Solution

Haploids are valuable in crop improvement because they can be converted into completely homozygous lines very quickly. This makes breeding faster and more uniform than waiting for repeated selfing.

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