Title: Explain how hybrid plants and animals are developed.
Course: Biological Applications in Agriculture (18308-I) > Section: Understanding Basic Genetics

Explanation should include the following concepts:

- A hybrid is the offspring of two plants or animals differing in one or more characteristics.
- A hybrid is developed by crossing two genetically different breeds, varieties, species, or genera.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What processes are used to produce a hybrid plant? A hybrid animal?
- What contribution have hybrid plants and animals made to agriculture in the past twenty years?
- What is heterosis or hybrid vigor?