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Question
What is GM plant? Write its different advantages.
Solution
Definition: Transgenic plants are those plants which have their DNA manipulated to possess and express foreign gene.
Advantages of genetically modified/transgenic plants:
- Insect pest resistance
- Transgenic plants act as factories/bioreactors
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