Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Biotechnology and its Applications

Question:
What are transgenic plants?
Options:
Produced by a somatic embryo in an artificial medium.
Produced after protoplast fusion in an artificial medium.
Grown in the artificial medium after hybridization in the field.
Generated by introducing foreign DNA into a cell and regenerating a plant from that cell.
Correct Answer:
Generated by introducing foreign DNA into a cell and regenerating a plant from that cell.
Explanation:
Transgenic plants are generated by introducing foreign DNA into a cell and regenerating a plant from that cell. Plants, bacteria, fungi and animals whose genes have been altered by manipulation are called Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO).