The first genetically modified plant was produced in the year 1982 was a
A
Potato plant
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B
Maize plant
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C
Tobacco plant
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is B Tobacco plant The plants carrying one or more genes from a different plant or a microorganism is called as the transgenic plant. The first transgenic plant was a tobacco plant which has resistance to antibiotics and was created in 1983. The first transgenic Bt potato was produced in 1995. The first transgenic maize was insect-protected variety produced in the year 1996.