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Describe how genetically modified crops are produced.
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- Genetically modified crops are produced by genetic manipulation which means the incorporation of desirable characters in an organism (crop plant) by various methods such as hybridization, mutation, polyploidy and DNA recombinant technology.
- Genetic Modification is a technology that involves inserting DNA into the genome of an organism.
- To produce a GM plant, new DNA is transferred into cells of a plant. These cells are then grown in tissue culture where they transform into plants. The seeds produced by these plants will have new DNA.
- The latest recombinant DNA technology or genetic engineering involves transfer of one or more genes (i.e., DNA fragments) from one plant to another. The plant in which the foreign gene has been introduced is called genetically modified plant.
- BT Brinjal, GM-Mustard and Potato (protein-rich potato) are some of the examples of genetically modified crops.
- Genetically modified crops are produced by genetic manipulation which means the incorporation of desirable characters in an organism (crop plant) by various methods such as hybridization, mutation, polyploidy and DNA recombinant technology.
- Genetic Modification is a technology that involves inserting DNA into the genome of an organism.
- To produce a GM plant, new DNA is transferred into cells of a plant. These cells are then grown in tissue culture where they transform into plants. The seeds produced by these plants will have new DNA.
- The latest recombinant DNA technology or genetic engineering involves transfer of one or more genes (i.e., DNA fragments) from one plant to another. The plant in which the foreign gene has been introduced is called genetically modified plant.
- BT Brinjal, GM-Mustard and Potato (protein-rich potato) are some of the examples of genetically modified crops.
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