Questions and Answers

Which of the following selectable marker genes is/are used for herbicide tolerance during genetic transformation of plants?

(A) hpt
(B) bar
(C) nptII
(D) pmi

Which of the following plant diseases is/are caused by nematode?

(A) Cereal cyst of barley
(B) Ergot of rye
(C) Wart of potato
(D) Ear-cockle of wheat

Which of the following plant natural products is/are cyanogenic glycoside(s)?

(A) Linustatin
(B) Limonene
(C) Luteolin
(D) Linamarin

Which of the following tissue types is/are established during embryogenesis in wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana?

(A) Shoot apical meristem
(B) Rosette leaf primordium
(C) Procambium
(D) Lateral root primordium

The collateral and open type of vascular bundle with endarch xylem strand is usually found in

(A) monocot stem
(B) dicot stem
(C) monocot root
(D) dicot root

Which one of the following plant families does apple (Malus domestica) belong to?

(A) Rosaceae
(B) Rutaceae
(C) Rubiaceae
(D) Ranunculaceae