Q. Which city is to house the ‘Vulture Gene Bank’, for conservation of the critically-endangered species?
Answer: Mysuru
Notes: The University of Mysore’s Department of Studies in Genetics and Genomics signed a MoU with the Karnataka Forest Department for a study on biodiversity of vultures in Ramadevarabetta hills in Ramanagaram using DNA profiling techniques ‘Vulture Gene Bank’ is set to be established in Mysuru for conservation of the critically-endangered species. The genetics department has proposed to start vulture genome studies soon to save the species from getting extinct.

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