Identify the transgenic crops that are modified to develop natura… - Vidyadip

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Identify the transgenic crops that are modified to develop natural resistance to insects or pests from the follwong :

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Tobacco and cotton
B
Tomato and rice
C
Maize and sugarcane
D
Tomato and wheat

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Answer

Correct option: A.

Tobacco and cotton

a
Insect resistant transgenic plant Bt Cotton contains the cry gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis that forms Bt toxin.

The tobacco plants are genetically modified to resist attack from Meloidogyne incognitia (round worm) that causes root rot.

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