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Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
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The first transgenic crop was :

  • pea

  • flax

  • tobacco

  • cotton

Answer

C.

tobacco

Transgenic plants are the plants that have been genetically engineered and uses recombinant DNA techniques to create plants with new characteritics. They are identified as GMO or genetically modified organisms. In transgenic plants, specific genes or traits are obtained through genetic engineering or RDT.

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