Everything you need to know about genomics in crop Plants ! Q. 1. What is genomics? Ans. The term genomics was first used by Thomas Roderick in 1986. It refers to the study of structure and function of entire genome of a living organism. Q. 2. Define Genome. Ans. Genome refers to the basic set of chromosomes. In a genome, [...]
Everything you need to know about modes of reproduction and mating systems in crop plants ! Q. 1. What is reproduction? Ans. The process by which living organisms give rise to the offspring of similar kind (species) is called reproduction. In crop plants the mode of reproduction is of following two types: (i) Asexual reproduction: It refers to multiplication of [...]
Everything you need to know about distant hybridization of plant species ! Q. 1. What is distant hybridization? Ans. Crossing between different species of the same genes or different genera of the same family is called distant hybridization; also known as wide crossing. It is of two types, viz. interspecific hybridization and intergeneric hybridization. Q. 2. What is interspecific hybridization? [...]