THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
RECOMBINANT DNA
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Plants that are not treated with herbicides
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Plants that are genetically modified
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Plants that contain foreign DNA
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Detailed explanation-1: -Transgenic organisms contain foreign DNA that has been introduced using biotechnology. Foreign DNA (the transgene) is defined here as DNA from another species, or else recombinant DNA from the same species that has been manipulated in the laboratory then reintroduced.
Detailed explanation-2: -Transgenic plants are the plants which have been genetically modified utilizing recombinant DNA technology to express exogenous genes or modify endogenous genes (Key et al., 2008).
Detailed explanation-3: -In plant genetic engineering, the Ti plasmid can be used to carry foreign genes into plant cells.
Detailed explanation-4: -Bacillus thuringiensis crops: A few examples of transgenic plants are Bt cotton, Bt corn, Bt potato, and Bt tobacco. These plants are genetically engineered to possess endotoxin, which prevents the action of various pests that belong to the order: Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, and Nematoda.