Golden rice is promising transgenic crop. When released for cultivation, for what purpose it will help?

Q: IRRI is currently in the process of developing a new variety of transgenic rice called Golden Rice.…

A: The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is an agricultural research and training…

Q: What is the purpose of the activity “Transgenic Manipulation?”

A: Transgenic manipulation During the last couple of decades , considerable progress have been made…

Q: What does an improved variety of transgenic basmati rice contains?

A: Alteration of genetics: - It is a process through which the desired characters are incorporated in…

Q: What is the role of Agrobacterium tumefaciens in the production of transgenic plants?

A: Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a natural genetic engineer that inserts its own DNA into the plants it…

Q: What makes the species of Agrobacterium ideal for genetic engineering? Describe its characteristics…

A: In genetics, a vector is a biomolecule that serves as the carrier for the gene to be introduced in…

Q: cterium-mediated plant transformation is a method used to create transgenic plants cterium…

A: Agrobacterium tumeifaciens is a bacteria that invades some plants at the site of wound. They…

Q: Which of the following statements is true of Bt corn? It is not common in the United States.…

A: Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) is a bacterium that produced crystal-like protein which selectively…

Q: Transgenic organisms have foreign DNA incorporated into their genomes that can be expressed to…

A: Genetically modified organism or transgenic organism contains foreign deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA),…

Q: Discuss some of the worthwhile traits that can be modified in transgenic plants.

A: Transgenic plants are those plants whose genetic makeup has been altered through genetic…

Q: How DNA sequence information can be utilized for protection of released crop varieties under…

A: Introduction  Intellectual property is referred as the branch of law that deals with the protection…

Q: Explain two advantages of GMO plants over traditional plant breeding. (What are two advantages of…

A: Advantages of GMO crops:- #GMO crops are Disease- and drought-resistant plants that require fewer…

Q: Discuss the societal impacts of the use of transgenic Golden Rice. What are some potential benefits…

A: INTRODUCTION A genetically modified organism(GMO) is a living organism whose DNA has been…

Q: Can current GM crops be considered as transgenic or cisgenic? Why?

A: Introduction  Biotechnology is the branch of science which deals with the techniques related with…

Q: Discuss why you support Genetic modification of crop and animals

A: Genes are the segments of DNA that regulate genetic traits.

Q: Development of a transgenic food crop may help in solving the problem of night blindness in the…

A: Night blindness or nyctalopia is a vision related disease which make difficult or impossible to see…

Q: Describe in general terms the steps involved in creating transgenic plants

A: Transgenic plants have modified genome using genetic engineering techniques. This can be either…

Q: Describe a method of making transgenic plants.

A: A transgenic plant has a gene sequence that is naturally not found in its genome.

Q: What is a good reference from the last 5 years which shows research on  transgenic applications in…

A: A recent paper titled "Advances and perspectives on the application of CRISPR-Cas9 in livestock,"…

Q: Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of production of genetically modified crops.

A: Genetically modified crops(GMCs) GMCs are plants used in agriculture, the DNA of which has been…

Q: Describe the scientific concerns held by opponents of GM crops. Describe some of their other…

A: Genetically modifies crops include all those plants whose genetic material has been altered using…

Q: Give any two examples of products, how transgenic animals can be used to produce biological…

A: Transgenic animals are the animals that have been produced by the use of biotechnology. It is the…

Q: List examples of transgenic plants that are useful to people.

A: A transgenic organism, also called genetically modified organism, contain a foreign gene that was…

Q: What is the difference between a transgenic plant and a plant produced through selective breeding?

A: Selective breeding entails pairing up parents with similar characteristics in order to create kids…

Q: methods to introduce gene of interest into plant cells for the production of transgenic crops.

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Q: What do you know about transgenic crops. Explain in detail with examples.

A: Genetic engineering refers to the technique of using rDNA technology in altering an organism's…

Q: To produce transgenic plants, plant tissue is exposed to Agrobacteriumtumefaciens and then grown in…

A: Agrobacterium tumefaciens is usually used in the plant genetic transformations. The desired gene is…

Q: what are some of the benefits of producing transgenic crops for farmers and for consumers? List at…

A: A wide range of crop requirement increase day by day. To fulfillment of crop requirement scientists…

Q: Describe how a transgenic plant can be generated using A. tumefaciens.

A: Transgenic plants are those whose DNA has been altered by genetic engineering. This implies that one…

Q: ienetically modified foods are products produced from organisms that have had changes troduced into…

A: Transformation is the process of which cells pick up naked DNA from the environment.

Q: Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporated gene is meant for what?

A: Golden rice is a genetically modified crop developed by Peter Bayer and Ingo Potrykus. It is the…