Home
Class 12
BIOLOGY
In India, we find mangoes with different...

In India, we find mangoes with different flavours, colours, fibre content , sugar content and even shelf-life. The large variation is on account of
(a) Species diversity
(b) Induced mutations
(c) Genetic diversity
(d) Hybridisation

A

species diversity

B

induced mutations

C

genetic diversity

D

hybridisation

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
C
India has `1, 000` varieties of mango. This is due to the genetic diversity i.e., a singles show high diversity at the genetic level over its distributional range.
Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Genetic variations affect the production of the drug reserpine in the medicinal plant Rauwolfia vomitoria growing in different Himalayan ranges. What kind of diversity does it indicate ? (a) Species diversity (b) Genetic diversity (c) Ecological diversity (d) None of these

Assertion : Broadly utilitarian arguments say that we should conserve biodiversity because biodiversity plays a major role in many ecosystem services that nature provides. Reason : Expolration of molecular, genetic and species level diversity to obtain the products of economic importance is include under broadly utilitarian category. (a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. (b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. (c) If assertion is true but reason is false. (d) If both assertion and reason are false.