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Biotechnology and Its Applications
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The crops engineered for glyphosate are resistant/ tolerant to

  • fungi

  • bacteria

  • insects

  • herbicides

Answer

D.

herbicides

Glyphosate (N-phosphonomethyl glycine) is systemic broad spectrum herbicide used to kill weeds especially broad leaves and grasses. It is used to engineer new crop for having herbicides tolerance (resistant).

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