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Outcomes assessment
Part A
Please answer the following questions true or false:
1 J.H. Muller is associated with the discovery of the possible effect X‐rays on the genetic material.
2 The term “heterosis” was coined by G.H. Shull.
3 Gregor Mendel is the author of the book On the origin of species.
4 Fred Sanger won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for being the chief architect of the Green Revolution.
Part B
Please answer the following questions:
1 The term “recurrent selection” was coined by ……………………………….
2 For what contribution to tissue culture are Murashige and Skoog known?
3 Who was Norman Borlaug?
Part C
Please discuss in the following questions in detail:
1 How is the farmer in a developing country like a plant breeder?
2 Describe the contribution made by each of the following persons to modern plant breeding: Luther Burbank, Louis de Vilmorin, Joseph Koelreuter.
3 Briefly discuss the changes in the laws and policies that have impacted plant breeding over the years.
4 How has the science of plant breeding changed over the years?
5 Discuss the impact of DNA technologies on plant breeding.
6 Discuss the role of plant breeding in the Green Revolution.
Section 2 Population and quantitative genetic principles
Chapter 3 Introduction to concepts of population genetics
Chapter 4 Introduction to concepts of quantitative genetics
Plant breeders develop
