Marker Assisted Selection for Crop Improvement – GPB611 (2+1) (Question Paper )

 

# **UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, RAICHUR**  

**College of Agriculture, Raichur**  

**Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding**  

**Online Qualifying Examination 2019-20**  

**Marks: 45**  

**Name:** ________________________  

**ID No.:** ________________________  

## **PART A**  

### **I. Fill in the Blanks**  

1. **i)** RFLP is ________________________ (0.5)  

   **ii)** DAF is ________________________ (0.5)  

2. **i)** SCAR is ________________________ (0.5)  

   **ii)** CAPS marker is also known as ________________________ (0.5)  

3. **i)** STMS is ________________________ (0.5)  

   **ii)** AP-PCR is ________________________ (0.5)  

### **II. Define the Following (2 × 7 = 14 Marks)**  

1. **DArT**  

2. **Gene pyramiding**  

3. **GWAS**  

4. **Polymorphism**  

5. **Functional markers**  

6. **SNP**  

7. **QTL validation**  

## **PART B**  

### **Answer the Following**  

1. **i)** Write about integrated linkage map and high-density linkage map. **(2.0)**  

   **ii)** Write a note on PAGE. **(2.0)**  

2. **i)** Brief the AFLP technique. **(2.0)**  

   **ii)** Compare STS and EST markers. **(2.0)**  

## **PART C**  

### **Answer the Following**  

1. **i)** How bioinformatics could be used in crop improvement. **(5.0)**  

   **ii)** Write about Map-based cloning with an example. **(5.0)**  

2. **i)** Write about MAGIC population. Discuss its merits and demerits. **(5.0)**  

   **ii)** Write the procedure for QTL mapping in crop plants. **(5.0)**