Which one of the following regions of the target gene is NOT used for making an RNAi construct to knock down its expression? (1) 5′ UTR of the mature transcript […]
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CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Which one of the following approaches/markers would be typically used for discovering polymorphism between two closely related accessions of a crop plant? (1) AFLP (2) GBS (3) SSR (4) […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Rattans and canes used in furniture belong to which plant group?
The rattans and canes that we use in furniture belong to (1) bamboos (2) palms (3) arborescent lilies (4) legumes Cultivated rattans and […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Why cultivated bananas are sterile
Cultivated bananas are sterile because (1) male flower-bearing plants are very rare. (2) they lack natural pollinators in the crop plants. (3) they are triploid and therefore seeds are not […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Identifying incorrect statements in plant breeding and genetics
Given below are a few statements related to plant breeding and genetics: A. Non-random mating between individuals closely related to each other would tend to promote a decrease in homozygosity […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Correct concept in plant breeding and genetic engineering MCQ
In the context of plant breeding and genetic engineering, which one of the following statements is correct? (1) To achieve high expression level of a heterologous gene in a transgenic […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Identifying the incorrect requirement for molecular breeding-based crop improvement
Which one of the following statements regarding crop improvement programs using molecular breeding approaches is INCORRECT? (1) Allelic diversity for traits of interest should be available in the naturally occurring […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Correct statements about mapping populations and marker-assisted selection (MAS)
Given below are a few statements on mapping populations and marker-assisted selection (MAS): A. MAS can be used to eliminate undesirable genotypes early in the breeding program by screening plants […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Identifying incorrect statements about marker-assisted selection (MAS) in backcross breeding
Given below are four statements regarding the use of marker assisted selection (MAS) in plant breeding? A. Markers that are not linked to target traits cannot be used to test […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Identifying incorrect statements about plant breeding and molecular markers
Given below are a few statements on use of plant breeding to develop improved varieties of a crop plant A. Genotypic/phenotypic variation in the desired trait should be available in […]
