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Agriculture · Q548

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 548

Q548

Gene responsible for dwarfing characters in rice is

A.
Tift 23A
B.
Dee-gee-woo-gen
Answer
C.
Norin-10
D.
Opaque-2

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Dee-gee-woo-gen is the Gene responsible for the dwarfing characters in rice.
This miracle rice is the high yielding semi-dwarf rice variety developed by the International Rice Research Institute in early 1960.
This gene encodes an enzyme in the production of the hormone gibberellin which affects the plant height, and this improves its yield also.