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A collection of all the alleles of all the genes of a crop plant is called:-

A
Germplasm collection
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Protoplasm collection
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Herbarium
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Somaclonal collection
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Solution

The correct option is A Germplasm collection
The entire collection having all the diverse alleles of all the genes in a given crop is called germplasm collection. It is used to evaluate the desirable combinations of characters in plants. It is the first step in the process of plant breeding.
So, the correct option is 'Option A' .

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