Given below are some terms in Column A and their corresponding properties/related terms in column B Which one of the following options represents the most appropriate match between all terms […]
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CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Which mapping population type is incorrectly labeled as immortal?
Which one of the following options is an INCORRECT match? Option-wise explanation F₂ population – “Selfing or sib‑mating F₁ hybrids” This is correct. F₂ is obtained by selfing or sib‑mating […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Mapping populations and their genetic mortality status (RILs, DHs, F2:3 and NILs)
Different types of mapping populations that can be created using a variety of methods are presented as I to IV in the figure below: A list of probable mapping populations […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Correct sequence of steps leading to introgression in plant breeding
Which one of the following options best represents the sequence of events leading to the phenomenon of introgression? (1) only back crossing and hybridization (2) hybridization, back crossing and stabilization […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Best selection method when heritability is low (h² = 0.2)
Heritability due to genetic variance for a trait of importance is 0.2. Which would be most appropriate approach to select trait in next generation in a short time? (1) Pedigree […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Best screening strategy for bioprospecting plants
Which is best method for screening of plants for bioprospecting? (1) Ecological studies (2) Ethno driven (3) Comparison of DNA sequence (4) Comparison of protein sequence Why ethno-driven screening is […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution Breeding in Plants and Animals
Which plant is a major biodiesel crop?
Biodiesel can be obtained from (1) Jatropa curcus (2) Calotropis gigantean (3) Prosopis juliflora (4) Catharanthus roseus Option-wise explanation (1) Jatropha curcas – correct Seeds contain 30–40% oil that can […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution on applied biology
Reverse genetics strategies – matching random mutagenesis, targeted mutagenesis and phenocopying
The following table enlists different ways of carrying out reverse genetics (Column X) and different strategies to achieve the same (Column Y) Which one of the following options is a […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution on applied biology
Why Pichia pastoris is useful but not perfect for human therapeutic protein production
Pichia pastoris is a good host for producing human proteins for therapeutic use. Given below are some statements on the reasons for its utility. A. It produces large amount of […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution on applied biology
Correct order of steps in map‑based (clone‑by‑clone) genome sequencing
Given below are a few terms related to map-based sequencing of genomes: A. Partial digestion with restriction enzymes. B. Assembly of contigs C. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis D. Cloning in […]
