Question

Describe how genetically modified crops are produced.

Answer 1

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. 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.