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Shull and East (1908) proposed the overdominance hypothesis of heterosis while working on which crop?

Correct answer C. Maize

Explanation

Shull and East worked on maize, observing that inbred lines lost vigour while their crosses regained it. Their observations laid the foundation of hybrid maize breeding.

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