AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2003

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    Transgenic crops are modified through genetic engineering to develop natural resistance to insect pests.                 Which one is a transgenic plant?

    A)  Tomato and wheat        

    B)  Tomato and rice

    C)  Tobacco and tomato     

    D)  Maize and sugarcane

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     Tobacco and tomato are transgenic plants. In tobacco,    transgenic   characteristic   is sulphonylured herbicide resistant and in tomato is brevise resistant, delayed ripening, increased sucrose and decreased starch. Transgenic plants are produced from transformed protoplast or cells by introducing genes from other plant. They can be used to produce hybrids or used as bioreactors to produce chemicals and medicines.


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