Germplasm Characterisation

Q. Germplasm collection is necessary because

1. Genetic variability is usually present in the wild relatives
2. Wild relatives can be present in different geographical locations
3. Desirable traits may be present in hundreds of different variants of a species
4. Only B and C

Q. All the diverse alleles for all genes of a given crop is termed as its ___.

1. Genome
2. Germplasm
3. Genotype
4. Genophore