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Agriculture · Q763

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 763

Q763

Incorporation of two or more major genes in a variety for specific resistance to pathogen is known as

A.
Gene flow
B.
Gene deployment
C.
Gene pyramiding
Answer
D.
Ghost gene

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The incorporation of two or more major genes in a variety for specific resistance to pathogens is known as Gene pyramiding.
Gene pyramiding refers to the process of stacking multiple genes into a single genotype to combine desirable traits through recombinant DNA technology or conventional breeding. This approach has resulted in the so-called 'second generation' of GE plants.