Description : A cell at telophase stage is observed by a student in a plant brought from the field. He tells his teacher that this cell is not like other cells at telophase stage. There is no formation of ... cells. This would result in (a) somaclonal variation (b) polyteny (c) aneuploidy (d) polyploidy.
Last Answer : (d) polyploidy.
Description : Tissue culture technique can produce infinite number of new plants from a small parental tissue. The economic importance of the technique is in raising (a) genetically uniform population ... homozygous diploid plants (c) new species (d) variants through picking up somaclonal variations.
Last Answer : (a) genetically uniform population identical to the original parent
Description : Somaclonal variations can be obtained by
Last Answer : Somaclonal variations can be obtained by A. application of colchicines B. irradiations with gamma rays C. tissue culture D. hybridisation
Description : With reference to plant tissue culture select the matching pair: (1) Sterile triploid—banana and seedless fruit (2) Somaclonal variations—differences appearing (3) Embryoids—non-zygatic embryo produced from somatic cells (4) Pulses—belong to cruciferae
Last Answer : Ans. ((a))
Description : What is antisense technology? (a) When a piece of RNA that is complementary in sequence is used to stop expression of a specific gene (b) RNA polymerase producing DNA (c) A cell displaying a foreign antigen used for synthesis of antigens (d) Production of somaclonal variants in tissue cultures
Last Answer : (a) When a piece of RNA that is complementary in sequence is used to stop expression of a specific gene
Description : Who observed variation in the characteristics of animals and plants on the different islands of Galapagos?
Last Answer : Charles Darwin
Description : Genetics is the branch of science that deals with the study of (a) Relations between plants and the environment (b) Inheritance and variation (c) Cell structure (d) Thermal structures
Last Answer : Ans:(b)