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Q.A collection of plants or seeds having all the diverse alleles for all genes in a given crop is

(a) Herbarium
(b) Somaclones
(c) Germplasm
(d) Cultivars
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A germplasm collection is the total reservoir of all the different alleles for all the genes present in a crop species, including its wild relatives — the raw genetic material used for future plant breeding.

In plant breeding, before starting any breeding programme, all the different wild varieties, relatives, and cultivated strains of a crop are collected and preserved — this complete collection, representing all the alleles available for all genes of that crop, is called the germplasm collection. It is typically preserved as seeds in germplasm/gene banks at low temperature and humidity.

  • Herbarium (a): a collection of dried, pressed plant specimens for identification — not what's described.
  • Somaclones (b): plants derived from tissue culture that show genetic variation — not a genetic reservoir. …

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