The ability to exploit the potential of wild relatives carrying beneficial traits is a major goal in Breeding programs.
Unfortunately, in most cases, a barrier exists preventing successful hybridization.
However, it relies on the possibility of the chromosomes from the crop and wild species in interspecific crosses to recognize, associate, and undergo crossover formation during meiosis, the cellular process responsible for producing gametes with half the genetic content of their parent cells.
The ability to exploit the potential of wild relatives carrying beneficial traits is a major goal in Breeding programs