Genetics - Analysis and Principles 3rd Edition by Robert Brooker

Exercise 8

It is an exciting time to be a plant breeder because so many options are available for the development of new types of agriculturally useful plants. Let's suppose you wish to develop a seedless tomato that could grow in a very hot climate and is resistant to a viral pathogen that commonly infects tomato plants. At your disposal, you have a seed-bearing tomato strain that is heat-resistant and produces great-tasting tomatoes. You also have a wild strain of tomato plants (which have lousy-tasting tomatoes) that is resistant to the viral pathogen. Suggest a series of steps you might follow to produce a great-tasting, seedless tomato that is resistant to heat and the viral pathogen.