Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

Which of the following steps is NOT used in conducting a backcross in order to map a QTL?


A) Two inbred strains that differ in a quantitative trait are crossed.
B) The F1 offspring are crossed with each other.
C) The F2 offspring contain different combinations of the parental chromosomes.
D) By using genetic markers, it is determined which parent each chromosome came from and thus isolate the genes.

Answer

B