MHT CET Medical202622 April 2026Morning ShiftBiologyBiodiversity and its ConservationActual
The 'germplasm collection' of a crop means ____.
Options
- Acolloidal aggregation of lipids and proteinoids
- Btotal number of microorganisms
- Ctotal collection of all diverse alleles of all genes
- Dvarious combinations causing change on the frequency of alleles
Correct answer
C. total collection of all diverse alleles of all genes
Step-by-step solution
The entire collection of plants or seeds having all the diverse alleles for all genes in a given crop is called germplasm collection. It is the first step in plant breeding programs, as it provides the raw material for selecting desired traits. Answer: total collection of all diverse alleles of all genes