Genomics in Crop Improvement – GPB 603 (2+1) (Question Paper)

**UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, RAICHUR**  

**College of Agriculture, Raichur**  

**Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding**  

**Genomics in Crop Improvement – GPB 603 (2+1)**  

**Qualifying Examination 2018-19**  

Part A  

I. Expand the following:

1. i) DOP-PCR: ............................................................ (0.5)  

   ii) CHIP: ............................................................ (0.5)  

   iii) DALE: ............................................................ (0.5)  

   iv) MAUDI: ............................................................ (0.5)  

   v) CODP: ............................................................ (0.5)  

   vi) MAUDIT: ............................................................ (0.5)  

II. Define the following: 

1. Allele Mining  

2. Haplotype  

3. Pyrosequencing  

4. Orthologs and Paralogs  

5. Knockology  

6. Genome Annotation  

7. Saturated linkage map  

Part B

Answer the following:

1. i) Compare Association mapping and recombination mapping.  

   ii) Explain about CDMA, ATP, and CDMA-BFLP.  

   iii) Write about Meta-analysis of QTL.  

   iv) Explain C-Value paradox and enigma.  

   v) Write about Plant genome database.  

   vi) Compare Morgan, Haldane, and Kosambi mapping functions.  

Part C 

Answer the following:

1. Write about comparative genomics and its utility in crop improvement.  

2. Explain Next Generation Sequencing.  

3. Write about linking genome to phenome.  

4. Write about TILLING and Eco-TILLING.  

5. Explain systems biology and discuss its relevance in crop improvement.