Tag: genome sequencing

  • Pigeonpea T2T Genome: India’s First Complete Reference

    Pigeonpea T2T Genome: India’s First Complete Reference

    Pigeonpea T2T Genome marks a significant milestone in India’s agricultural biotechnology, with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) developing the country’s first fully annotated telomere-to-telomere (T2T) reference genome of the pigeonpea variety ‘Asha’.

  • Genome Sequencing & India

    Important for Prelims: Science & TechnologyMains: General Studies Paper III Genome Sequencing and the Genome India Project What precisely is the Genome India Project? Human Genome Project (HGP) What is Genome? What genome mapping can tell us and the significance of the Genome India Project (GIP) Practice Questions for Prelims Take a look at the…