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Biotechnology and Its Applications
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What are transgenic plants ?
  • Plants which have no extra or foreign gene.
  • Plants containing specially introduced genes and hence showing tolerance to certain herbicides
  • A crop plant which is destroyed by herbicides
  • A plant susceptible to insect pests

Answer

B.

Plants containing specially introduced genes and hence showing tolerance to certain herbicides

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