HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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What does transgenic mean?
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An organism that can change its genes at will
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A stem cell that can differentiate into anything
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An organism that has had another species’ DNA put in it
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A bacteria that reproduces asexually
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Transgenic refers to an organism or cell whose genome has been altered by the introduction of one or more foreign DNA sequences from another species by artificial means. Transgenic organisms are generated in the laboratory for research purposes.
Detailed explanation-2: -A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an animal, plant, or microbe whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques.
Detailed explanation-3: -Transgenics refers to the transfer of genes from one organism to another which, in the context of aging, means transferring into a model organism a gene that extends longevity in another organism.
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