Q. The controversy regarding the use of Bt corn is that it

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Q. Metabolic interference is a term used to describe a method to metabolize a compound and prevent the synthesis of something that is normally produced. What compound(s) have been targeted for metabolic interference in tomato?

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Q. Starch content of potatoes can be increased by using a bacterial gene, known as

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Q. Which tropical fruit crop has been successfully engineered to be protected against a lethal virus?

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Q. Resistance to glyphosphate in transgenic petunia plants has been developed by the transfer of

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Q. Which of the following compounds has been produced in transgenic plants to improve tolerance to salt stress and water deficit?

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Q. Expression of antisense RNA in transgenic plants is a general method used to

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Q. Tomatoes exhibiting delayed ripening express antisense RNA against

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Q. Given the DNA sequence ATTAAGGC, which sequence would be used by researchers as an antisense molecule?

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Q. Plants derived sexually from the same plant are____ while those derived from somatic tissue from the same plant are____.

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Q. Transgenic plants with increased tolerance to aluminum have been produced by making plants that

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Q. Transplastomics

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Q. Plants containing genes encoding cytokines and blood clotting factors are used in

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Q. The first transgenic plants expressing engineered foreign genes were tobacco plants produced by the use of

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Q. Which of the following gene is transferred to plants that detoxify the herbicide atrazine?

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Q. Which of the following self-pollinating plant/(s) tend to be homozygous?

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Q. Which cell-based plant technology involves the combining of two cells without cell walls from different species?

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Q. A naturally occurring variant, possessing characteristics of interest, is identified. This plant is selectively bred. This is an example of

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Q. Which of the following dies from Ti plasmid infection?

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Q. Which of the following genes can be used for making resistances against viral infection?

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