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First transgenic plant developed was:-

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Bt-cotton

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Nematode resistant Tobacco

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Soybean

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Golden Rice

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Solution

The correct option is B Nematode resistant Tobacco
B. Nematode resistant tobacco
EXPLANATION: The very first transgenic plant to be produced was a tobacco plant. This plant expresses the antibiotic resistance quality. It was developed in 1982.

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