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  • Question
  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • heritable changes 


  • Special Proteins and Crop Improvement problems


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    • 1. 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
    • Discuss
    • 2. 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
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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
    • Discuss
    • 4. cDNA clone prepared to stigma mRNA of Brassica oleracea can be used as a probe on DNA digests of segregating populations to recognize

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    • A. Aegilops
    • B. Triticum
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. S alleles
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following constituent/(s) is/are added to help in speedy generation of meristem culture in case of Ipomoea batatas improvement?

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    • A. Auxins
    • B. Cytokinins
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. Adenine
    • Discuss
    • 6. Cultivated tomato species (Lycopersicon esculentum) is highly susceptible to

    • Options
    • A. Meloidogyne spp. nematodes
    • B. L. peruviaanum
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. Solarium melongena
    • Discuss
    • 7. Involvement of sugarcane phytoalexins in red-hot resistance has been observed. The phytoalexin compound is reported to be

    • Options
    • A. 3-deoxyanthocyanidin
    • B. luteolinidin
    • C. apigeninidin
    • D. 5-0 apigeninidin
    • Discuss
    • 8. Wheat variety Rendezvous, with resistance to eye spot (Pseudo-cercosporella herpotrichoides) derived from Aegilops ventricosa, has a chloroplast genome derived from

    • Options
    • A. Aegilops
    • B. Triticum
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. S alleles
    • Discuss
    • 9. When the transposon jumps into an otherwise functional gene, it has the effect of

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    • A. blocking correct transcription
    • B. initiating correct transcription
    • C. propagating correct transcription
    • D. initiating some genetic codes
    • Discuss
    • 10. Human serum albumin in case of transgenic plant is secreted in

    • Options
    • A. transgenic leaf tissues
    • B. transgenic root tissues
    • C. is not secreted out of plant
    • D. transgenic stem tissues
    • Discuss


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