HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the root word meaning Origin or producing?
A
Genic
B
Bio
C
Mutat
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The form –gen means “that which produces, ‘’ from Greek –genēs, meaning “born” or “produced.” The suffix –ic means “having some characteristics of, ‘’ from Greek –ikos. The Latin translation and cognate of –genēs is nātus, meaning “born, ‘’ which is the source of natal, native, and nature.

Detailed explanation-2: -(ˈdʒɛnɪk ) adjective. of, having the nature of, or caused by a gene or genes; genetic.

Detailed explanation-3: -origin, source, inception, root mean the point at which something begins its course or existence. origin applies to the things or persons from which something is ultimately derived and often to the causes operating before the thing itself comes into being.

Detailed explanation-4: -[-gen +-ic] Suffix meaning generation or production.

Detailed explanation-5: -a combining form often corresponding to nouns ending in-gen or-geny, with the following senses: “producing or causing” (hallucinogenic); “produced or caused by” (cosmogenic); “pertaining to a gene or genes” (polygenic); “pertaining to suitability for reproduction by a medium” (telegenic). Compare-genous.

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