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NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER 2000

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                    An institution where valuable plant material-likely to become irretrievably lost in the wild or in cultivation-is preserved in a viable condition is known as:                                                                                       

    A)                 genome 

    B)                 gene library       

    C)                 gene bank

    D)                 herbarium

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Herbarium is a collection of preserved plant material. Genome refers to total genetic material within a cell or individual. Gene library is the collection of DNA fragments. Gene banks (= world collections) are large collections of germ plasm representing materials from various parts of the world. In our country, NBPGR (National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources), New Delhi is maintaining gene banks of different crops.


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