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Agriculture · Q916

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 916

Q916

Reverse genetics means

A.
DNA sequence to phenotype
Answer
B.
Phenotype to DNA sequence
C.
DNA sequence to function of protein
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Reverse genetics means DNA sequence to phenotype.
Reverse genetics is a method in molecular genetics that is used to help understand the function of a gene by analyzing the phenotypic effects caused by genetically engineering specific nucleic acid sequences within the gene.
The process proceeds in the opposite direction to forward genetic screens of classical genetics.