Chapter 28, Problem 4DAA

Summary Introduction

To assume: The possible explanation and control that might the researchers have used to for the given experiment.

Introduction: Transgenic plants are the plants whose genomes are altered or modified by inserting a desired foreign gene using certain genetic engineering techniques. The production of transgenic plant was intended for the expression of desired trait in the plants that does not occur naturally in them. Transgene (foreign gene) can be from unrelated origin.

Nowadays, transgenic plants play a significant role in phytoremediation (using plants to clean up the environment). The transgenic plants have the transgene, which makes the plant efficient to remove, utilize, and detoxify the pollutants. It can be used to clean up an important soil and air contaminant. Transgenic poplar plants that could express cytochrome P450 enzyme were produced to check their efficiency to clean the Trichloroethylene (TCE).