maternal parent; female parent
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maternal parent; female parent; mother plant
technicalA technical term used in biology, botany, genetics, and agriculture. In plant breeding, it specifically refers to the plant that provides the ovule (egg cell). Often used in contrast with 父本 (the paternal parent).
Zài在
zá杂
jiāo交
shí实
yàn验
zhōng中
，
xū需
yào要
xuǎn选
zé择
yōu优
liáng良
de的
mǔ母
běn本
hé和
fù父
běn本
。
In hybridization experiments, it is necessary to select excellent maternal and paternal parents.
Zhè这
zhū株
shuǐ水
dào稻
bèi被
yòng用
zuò作
mǔ母
běn本
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā它
jù具
yǒu有
kàng抗
bìng病
xìng性
。
This rice plant is used as the female parent because it has disease resistance.
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Mǔ母
běn本
de的
xìng性
zhuàng状
huì会
tōng通
guò过
xì细
bāo胞
zhì质
yí遗
chuán传
gěi给
hòu后
dài代
。
The traits of the maternal parent are passed on to offspring through the cytoplasm.