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What selection takes place in the F2 generation of a pedigree breeding program?
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Triticale is a hybrid of rye and wheat.
In a pedigree breeding program, the F2 generation provides the first opportunity for the breeder to perform artificial selection following hybridization.
In this generation, the primary focus of selection is the elimination of individual plants that carry undesirable major genes. Because the F2 generation exhibits a vast array of different genotypes, this step is critical for removing plants with clearly unfavorable traits before the population begins to stabilize into pure-breeding lines through subsequent generations of self-pollination.1