FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A transgenic crop plant contains a gene or genes which have been artificially inserted instead of the plant acquiring them through pollination. The inserted gene sequence (known as the transgene) may come from another unrelated plant or from a completely different species.

Detailed explanation-2: -Transgenic plants are plants that have had their genomes modified through genetic engineering techniques either by the addition of a foreign gene or removal of a certain detrimental gene [1]. A foreign gene inserted into a plant can be of a different species or even kingdom.

Detailed explanation-3: -Transgenic plants are the ones, whose DNA is modified using genetic engineering techniques. The aim is to introduce a new trait to the plant which does not occur naturally in the species. A transgenic plant contains a gene or genes that have been artificially inserted.

Detailed explanation-4: -Transgene: A gene from one organism inserted into another organism by recombinant DNA techniques. Transgenic organism: An organism resulting from the insertion of genetic material from another organism using recombinant DNA techniques.