GENOMICS IN CROP IMPROVEMENT (Question Paper )

 

  I. Expand the following:

• SCoT: ----------------------------------
• FISH: --------------------------------
• DALP: ----------------------------------
• MALDI: ---------------------------------

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II. Define:

• Microarray
• Translational biology
• Pyrosequencing
• Orthologs and Paralogs
• Knockology
• Genome Annotation
• Saturated linkage map
• Meta-analysis of QTL
• Plant genome database

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III. Answer the following:

1. Compare LD mapping and recombination mapping.
2. Explain about EST-SSR and cDNA-RFLP.
3. Write about saturated linkage map.
4. Write about mapping functions.

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IV. Answer the following in detail:

1. Write about linking genome to phenome.
2. Write about comparative genomics and its utility in crop improvement.
3. Explain Next Generation Sequencing.
4. Explain synthetic biology and systems biology and discuss their relevance in crop improvement.