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Which of the following constituent/(s) is/are added to help in speedy generation of meristem culture in case of
Ipomoea batatas
improvement?
Options
A. Auxins
B. Cytokinins
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Adenine
Correct Answer
Both (a) and (b)
Special Proteins and Crop Improvement problems
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1. Which of the following technique can be used to develop nematode resistant plants?
Options
A. Embryo-rescue
B. Mutation
C. Non-recombinant DNA
D. All of these
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Correct Answer: All of these
2. In transgenic plants of
Arabidipsis thaliana
which of the following gene is transferred for the synthesis of PHB (polyhdroxybutyrate)?
Options
A. Acetyl Co A reductase
B. Polyhydroxybutyrate synthease
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Pyrophosphorylase
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Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
3. Commercial sugarcane is heterozygons with germplasm from
Options
A. 1-3 Saccharum species
B. 3-5 Saccharum species
C. 5-7 Saccharum species
D. 7-9 Saccharum species
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Correct Answer: 3-5 Saccharum species
4. Microinjection technique of introducing NA is a
Options
A. physical method
B. biological method
C. combination of physical and biological method
D. chemical method
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Correct Answer: physical method
5. Protoplast fusion technique generally involves
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A. isolation only
B. isolation and fusion
C. isolation, fusion and culturing
D. hybridization between two species
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Correct Answer: isolation, fusion and culturing
6. cDNA clone prepared to stigma mRNA of
Brassica oleracea
can be used as a probe on DNA digests of segregating populations to recognize
Options
A. Aegilops
B. Triticum
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. S alleles
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Correct Answer: S alleles
7. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) is a method that
Options
A. stimulate production of sense RNA to compensate
B. activate the expression of all genes in a biochemical pathway
C. eliminate the expression of all genes in a biochemical pathway
D. reveals intra-specific variation and diversity between species
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Correct Answer: reveals intra-specific variation and diversity between species
8. Cultivated tomato species (
Lycopersicon esculentum
) has a high degree of resistance towards
Options
A.
Meloidogyne spp.nematodes
B.
L. peruviaanum
C. both (a) and (b)
D.
Solarium melongena
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Correct Answer:
L. peruviaanum
9. Avermectins (AVM) are macrocyclic lactones which have potent antihelminthic and insecticidal action. They are generally derived from the mycelia of
Options
A.
Streptomyces avermitilis
B.
B. thrunigiensis
C.
P. flourescens
D.
L. peruvianum
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Correct Answer:
Streptomyces avermitilis
10. Somaclonal variation method refers to
Options
A. heritable changes
B. genetic isolation
C. small number of species having limited commercial potential
D. large number of plant cells
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Correct Answer: heritable changes
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