The crops engineered for glyphosate are resistant/ tolerant to

Insects

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Herbicides

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Fungi

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Bacteria

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Solution

The correct option is B Herbicides
A genetically engineered crop for tolerating herbicides contains glyphosate because it interferes with many metabolic processes in plants and animals and disrupts the balance of gut bacteria,
it damages DNA and leads to cancer. This genetical modification protects the desired crops from unwanted chemical herbicides.

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