Repeated selfings produces:

Heterozygosity

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Homozygosity

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Pure hybrids

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Impure hybrids

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Solution

The correct option is B
Homozygosity

Homozygosity is the state of possessing two identical forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent.

Repeated selfing can lead to an increased proportion of homozygous, a process that can be used to create pure lines for research or other applications

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