mutation n. 1.變化,變異,更換;【生物學(xué)】突變;突變種;【語言學(xué)】母音變化;【音樂】(提琴的)變換把位;變聲;【法律】讓受。 2.(人世的)浮沉,盛衰。
breeding n. 1.孵化;飼養(yǎng);繁育。 2.選種;育種。 3.繁殖,生育。 4.薰陶;養(yǎng)育,教養(yǎng),禮貌。 5.【原子能】增殖,再生。 a man of fine breeding 有教養(yǎng)的人。 cross [out-and-out] breeding 雜交繁育。 close [in-and-in] breeding 近親繁育。 mass breeding 混合育種。 cattle breeding 養(yǎng)牛業(yè)。
Mutation breeding is the process of exposing seeds to chemicals or radiation in order to generate mutants with desirable traits to be bred with other cultivars. Plants created using mutagenesis are sometimes called mutagenic plants or mutagenic seeds.