iAspirantsUPSC Prelims 2017 Question 21 of 100
2017Science and Technology
45. With reference to agriculture in India, how can the technique of 'genome sequencing', often seen in the news, be used in the immediate future ?
Genome sequencing can be used to identify genetic markers for disease resistance and drought tolerance in various crop plants.
This technique helps in reducing the time required to develop new varieties of crop plants.
It can be used to decipher the host-pathogen relationships in crops.
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