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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first-ever “National Genome Editing & Training Centre” was inaugurated in which city?
A
Chandigarh
B
Mohali
C
Patiala
D
Noida
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today inaugurated “National Genome Editing & Training Centre” at National Agri-food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) Mohali, Punjab.

Detailed explanation-2: -1985: Discovery of Zinc Finger Nuclease (ZFN) Possibly the first technique for highly targeted genome engineering, the discovery of zinc finger nucleases (ZFN) improved the effectiveness of gene targeting in several ways.

Detailed explanation-3: -Genome editing allows plant breeders to make very precise changes to DNA. Genome editing can be used to make changes to a plant or other organism by targeting at a specific location in a gene within the DNA. Genome editing can be used to add, remove, or alter DNA in the plant genome.

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