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Biotechnology and its Applications — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology and its Applications3 Marks
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What are genetically modified organisms? Name two factors on which their behaviour depends.
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Answer

Plants, fungi, bacteria and animals that have had their DNA manipulated to possess and express an extra (foreign) gene are known as genetically modified organisms.

The two factors on which the behaviour of such organisms depend are:

  1. Nature of gene transferred.
  2. Nature of the host cell.

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