Genetics - Gene Editing Applied to Banana Genome
In 2018, using the gene editing technique – CRISPR/Cas9 – researchers at the National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali have edited the banana genome. This is the first such work in any fruit crop in India. Banana is the fourth most important food crop after wheat, rice and corn in terms of gross value of production. Gene editing could be deployed for improving nutritional quality, agronomical important traits as well as pathogen resistance in banana.
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Prelims Special
- 1 Biotechnology Sector is the New Favorite
- 2 ICT-based Questions are Appearing in all Flavors
- 3 Linking Items of Daily use with General Science
- 4 Defence Technology is Another Constant
- 5 Space Related Questions are here to Stay
- 6 REPORTS & INDICES
- 7 Applications of Space Technology
- 8 Recent Achievements
- 9 ISRO’s Launch Vehicles
- 10 Space Science & Exploration
- 11 Types of Satellites Launched by ISRO
- 12 Microsat R
- 13 Applications of Nuclear Technology
- 14 Installed Nuclear Reactors in India
- 15 Nuclear Technology in India
- 16 Nuclear Energy and Fuel
- 17 Kaiga 1 Nuclear Reactor
- 18 Nanotechnology in Space
- 19 Nanotechnology in Defence
- 20 Nanotechnology in Consumer Products
- 21 Nanotechnology in Environment
- 22 Nanotechnology in Electronics
- 23 Nanotechnology in Medicine
- 24 Nanotechnology in Agriculture
- 25 Nanomaterials
- 26 DNA ORIGAMI
- 27 Major Missiles
- 28 Classification of Indian Missiles
- 29 Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet
- 30 Diseases - Immunology
- 31 Diseases - Zika Virus Outbreak
- 32 Human Nutrition - Lipid
- 33 Human Nutrition - Protein
- 34 Human Nutrition - Carbohydrate
- 35 Human Nutrition - Functions & Types
- 36 Human Nutrition - National Nutrition Mission
- 37 Glands & Hormones - Hormones
- 38 Glands & Hormones - Endocrine System
- 39 Glands & Hormones - Global Athlete
- 40 Genetics - Techniques in Genetics
- 41 Genetics - Common Genetic Diseases
- 42 Genetics - Heredity
- 43 Genetics - DNA
- 44 Genetics - Genes
- 45 Human Stem Cells
- 46 World’s First Trial Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPS)
- 47 Bioinformatics
- 48 Industrial Biotechnology
- 49 Environmental Biotechnology
- 50 Agricultural Biotechnology
- 51 Medical Biotechnology
- 52 Harvesting wild Genes Gives Crops Renewed Resistance to Disease