Question Bank - Agriculture Officer

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The first transgenic plant to be produced is_______

A.
Cotton
B.
Rice
C.
Tobacco
D.
Brinjal

Solution:

The correct answer is TobaccoThe first genetically modified crop is "tobacco" produced by China. It is an antibiotic-resistant tobacco plant, was produced in 1982. Rice -The Golden rice is said to be the first genetically modified cropIt is rich in vitamin-A, and its color is like turmeric. Cotton -Bt cotton is the first crop plant in which pest resistance was successfully planted in a cotton plant. ?Brinjal -Bt brinjal is a genetically modified crop. Bt is obtained from a soil bacterium called Bacillus thuriangenicus (Bt). Additional InformationResistant genes are incorporated into transgenic plants to produce immunity to biological components such as insects, viruses, etc.

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