HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Have fewer calories.
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Have the addition of specific minerals.
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Has One or two genes that improve something about the plant.
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Have a better chance of surviving a frost.
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Detailed explanation-1: -GE (biotech) foods look and taste the same as traditional foods and crops. The only difference is that GE (biotech) food has. fewer calories.
Detailed explanation-2: -No. Eating GM food will not affect a person’s genes. Most of the food we eat contains genes, although in cooked or processed foods, most of the DNA has been destroyed or degraded and the genes are fragmented. Our digestive system breaks them down without any effect on our genetic make-up.
Detailed explanation-3: -Conventional breeding relies on mixing characteristics from different populations within a species and then selecting from a plants natural complement of genetic elements. However genetic engineering relies on inserting genetic elements, and they end up in random locations, which can disrupt complex gene interactions.