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AAaa AaBb aabb AaBbCc AABBCCddEE anthers anthocyanin Antirrhinum apomixis back-crossing bags body-cell breed true breeder carry the gene cell chance chromo chromosome doubling chromosome number Chrysanthemum colchicine combinations CR CR CR cropping cross cross-pollination desirable characters disc florets disease dominant dwarf emasculation equal numbers example F₁ F₂ female parent fertile flavone flower colour forms fruits garden dahlia germ-cells germinate give grow heredity Horticultural hybrid vigour inflorescence inheritance insects John Innes kind of chromosome maize male parent male-sterile method normal number of chromosomes occur ovules pair of genes petals pigments Pink Rr pistils plant breeding plant carrying plant improvement pollen pollen parent pollen-grain pollen-tube polyploid possible produce progeny qualities ratio ray florets recessive recessive genes red-flowered resistance seedlings selection self-pollination selfing sets of chromosomes snapdragon species species-hybrid stamens stigma strain Streptocarpus style sweet pea TC TC TC tomato TP TP TP true-breeding types usually varieties white-flowered yellow