DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Sc. (Botany) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2017.
(Specialization Plant Bio-Technology)
PLANT GENETIC ENGINEERING
(2008 onwards)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
Answer any FIVE questions.
Each question carries 20 marks.
1. Write an essay on various tools of plant genetic
engineering.
Give an elaborate introduction about plant genetic
engineering with its historical perspective.
2. Discuss: Reporter genes optimizing the plant gene
transformation.
Write an essay on Selectable markers and their role
in transformation process.
3. Write an essay on indirect plant genetic
transformation with suitable illustrations.
Explore the novel plant transformation approaches
towards developing strains of crops.
4. Discuss the role of plant genetic engineering in
developing plants with resistance to insect pests
and microbial pathogens including viruses.
Write short notes on genetic engineering strategy to
develop plant with delayed fruit ripening.
Sub. Code
25
DE-2978
2
wk12
5. Write an essay on chloroplast genome engineering.

Discuss about molecular markers used to confirm
the plant genome transformation.
6. Write an essay on genetically modified plants viz.,
Golden Rice and Flavr Savr.
Explore the genetic engineering avenues to develop
plants resistance to herbicides and abiotic stresses.

7. Write an essay on general methodologies of plant
genetic engineering.
Discuss about various direct gene transfer methods
employed in plant gene transformation.
8. Write notes on the following
Antibiotic sensitivity assay
Promoters for plant vectors.
Write an essay on plant genome projects.
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