Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the answer from the codes given below:
COLUMN I |
COLUMN II |
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A |
First genetically modified crop |
a |
Antibiotic-resistant tobacco plant |
B |
First genetically modified food |
b |
Flavr Savr |
C |
First genetically modified animal approved for food use |
c |
AquAdvantage Salmon |
D |
First genetically modified animal to be commercialized |
d |
GloFish |
Codes :
A | B | C | D | |
1. | a | b | c | d |
2. | a | b | d | c |
3. | b | a | c | d |
4. | b | a | d | c |
Why does Bt toxin not kill Bacillus thuringiensis?
1. | The bacillus keeps proteins in inclusions |
2. | The toxin exists in the bacillus as a pro-toxin |
3. | The bacillus protects its genetic material by methylation |
4. | The bacillus has a tough cell wall of peptidoglycan |
Production of transgenic plants is easier than the production of transgenic animals mainly because:
1. | Plant cells can grow in cell culture. |
2. | Plant cells have a lower number of potentially lethal genes. |
3. | Plant cells are totipotent. |
4. | Plants do have cancers. |
I: | Spores and crystalline insecticidal proteins produced by B. thuringiensis are now used as insecticides in organic farming. |
II: | Because of their specificity, these pesticides are regarded as environmentally friendly, with little or no effect on humans, wildlife, pollinators, and most other beneficial insects. |