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Which of the following crop was first introduced as a GM crop?
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The correct option is A Bt cotton
Bt Cotton was the first transgenic or GM crop that was introduced commerically. A new gene was introduced into the genome of the cotton plant that would encode for the Cry toxin that is found in the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. The cry toxin was found to be fatal to boll worms and other pests.
Bt Cotton was the first transgenic or GM crop that was introduced commerically. A new gene was introduced into the genome of the cotton plant that would encode for the Cry toxin that is found in the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. The cry toxin was found to be fatal to boll worms and other pests.
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