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The first transgenic plant was tobacco and it contains the resistant gene for


A

Insect resistance

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B

Herbicide resistance

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C

Pest resistance

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D

Frost resistance

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Solution

The correct option is B

Herbicide resistance


The correct option is B.

Explanation of the correct option:

  1. Tobacco was the first genetically modified plant developed in 1982.
  2. The tobacco plants were designed with resistance to herbicides.
  3. These transgenic tobacco plants are resistant to dinitroaniline herbicide.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

Insecticide resistance alters the susceptibility to a particular insecticide.

Option C:

Resistance to a particular pest population or similar ones with the same mode of action is known as pest resistance.

Option D:

Frost resistance includes tolerance to light freezes and can withstand low temperatures without any physical damage.

Final answer: The first transgenic plant was tobacco and it contains the resistant gene for Herbicide resistance.


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