A true breeding plant is -
- produced due to cross-pollination among unrelated plants
- one that is able to breed on its own
- near homozygous and produces offspring of its own kind
- always homozygous recessive in its genetic constitution
Answer
(3) near homozygous and produces offspring of its own kind
Solution
As per NCERT, a true-breeding line is one that, having undergone continuous self-pollination, shows stable trait inheritance and expression for several generations.
Continuous self-pollination makes the plant nearly homozygous (dominant or recessive) for its traits,
a true breeding plant is near homozygous and produces offspring of its own kind.
It is not produced by cross-pollination, and it need not be homozygous recessive (it may be homozygous dominant, e.g. TT).
Answer: (3)