Home
Class 11
BIOLOGY
Neutrospora an ascomycetes fungus has be...

Neutrospora an ascomycetes fungus has been used as a biological tool to understand the mechanism of plant genetics much in the same way as Drosophila has been used to study animal genetics. What makes Neutrospora so important as a genetic tool ?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Neurospora fungus was selected to be a very good tool in genetics because this fungus can be grown easily under laboratory conditions by providing 'minimal medium' like inorganic salts, carbohydrates source and vitamin (biotin)
Also under X-ray treatment the mutations can be easily introduced in the fungal cell and meiotic division can be easily seen.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

    NCERT EXEMPLAR|Exercise Long answer|5 Videos

  • BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

    NCERT EXEMPLAR|Exercise Very short|8 Videos

  • ANIMAL KINGDOM

    NCERT EXEMPLAR|Exercise LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS|4 Videos

  • BIOMOLECULES

    NCERT EXEMPLAR|Exercise Long Answer Type Questions|5 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Discuss why Drosophila has been used extensively for genetical studies?

Which plant has been used to study cytoplasmic streaming?

Genetic modification (GM) has been used to

Which of the following animals has been used as a model to study the development of a device to deliver drug in the human body without using injection ?

Gene therapy has been successful in curing genetic diseases in laboratory animals through

Biotechnology can be defined as the use of biological processes in industry and technology. During the past three decades biotechnology has gained attention due to the gene cloning process. Biotechnological applications are playing important role in agriculture. They are used in agro-chemical based agriculture, in organic farming, genetically engineered crop-based agriculture. The green revolution is the milestone or result of these biotechnological processes. Whihc among the following may be considered as an application of biotechnology ?