Practice mode Plant Breeding and Genetics

Who proposed the gene-for-gene hypothesis?

Correct answer D. Flor (1956)

Explanation

H. H. Flor proposed the gene-for-gene hypothesis from his work on flax rust, stating that for each resistance gene in the host there is a corresponding avirulence gene in the pathogen.

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