NEETBotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation
What is Genetic Diversity?
Options
- AThe diversity of a single species at the genetic level over its distributional range.
- BThe diversity of species at the genetic level.
- CThe combined diversity of macromolecules within cells.
- DThe combined diversity of biomes.
Correct answer
A. The diversity of a single species at the genetic level over its distributional range.
Step-by-step solution
A single species might show high diversity at the genetic level over its distributional range. The genetic variation shown by the medicinal plant Rauwolfia vomitoria growing in different Himalayan ranges might be in terms of the potency and concentration of the active chemical (reserpine) that the plant produces. India has more than 50,000 genetically different strains of rice, and 1,000 varieties of mango.