Question

Q. With reference to applications of Biotechnology, which of the following statements is/are correct?

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

• A.
  1 only
• B.
  1 and 2 only
• C.
  1 and 3 only
• D.
  1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is C

1 and 3 only
Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: In a transgenic crop plant, one or more genes are artificially inserted instead of the plant acquiring such genes through pollination while the inserted gene sequence

Statement 2 is Incorrect:

• Mutation breeding is not one of the techniques to produce transgenic plants.
• Mutation breeding is the process of exposing seeds to chemicals or radiation in order to generate mutants with desirable traits to be bred with other cultivars.
• Plants created using mutagenesis are sometimes called mutagenic plants or mutagenic seeds

Statement 3 is correct: Golden rice is a transgenic variety of rice with genes for synthesis of Beta carotene taken from the Daffodil plant and inserted into rice. The beta carotene is converted into vitamin A.