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The first genetically modified plant was produced in the year 1982 was a

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Potato plant
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Maize plant
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Tobacco plant
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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.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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