UPSC Prelims 2017 · GS Paper 1 · Q45

Science & Technology

Medium · Genome Sequencing in Agriculture

In the near future, genome sequencing can realistically be applied to Indian agriculture in which of the following ways?

1. Identifying genetic markers linked to disease resistance and drought tolerance in crop varieties

2. Shortening the time needed to develop new, improved crop varieties

3. Deciphering the relationship between crop pathogens and their host plants

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