Plant Genetics Vocabulary

noun an organization or individual that breeds and sells animals, especially pets

• The breeder carefully selected the parents of the puppies to ensure they had good health and temperament.
• My friend's cousin is a dog breeder and always has the cutest puppies for sale.
• That breeder is known for producing top-notch quality animals.
• The author is a breeder of ideas, constantly coming up with new and innovative concepts.

noun a new species or trait resulting from a genetic change

• Scientists discovered a rare genetic mutation that causes a specific type of cancer.
• Did you hear about the weird mutation in that plant over there?
• That mutation is totally freaky, dude.
• The mutation in the software code caused the entire system to crash.