Which of the following was the first transgenic plant?

Potato

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Tomato

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Tobacco

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Maize

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Solution

The correct option is D Tobacco
The plants carrying one or more genes from a different organism or plant source is a transgenic plant. The first transgenic plant was a tobacco plant which bear resistance to antibiotics and was created in 1983. The first transgenic Bt potato was produced in 1995. The first transgenic tomato was produced by China which was virus-resistant. The first transgenic maize was insect protected variety (1996).
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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