Today, transgenic technology, although currently controversial
A) has been restricted to plant crops that are not consumed by humans.
B) has been used in commercial plant crops consumed by humans but not in animals raised for food.
C) has probably peaked, with the continued use of transgenic plants on the decline.
D) has supported the use of no-till farming techniques that conserve soils by reducing erosion.
Question 2
Transgenic plants are generally different from traditional hybrid plants produced hundreds of years ago, because transgenic plants may
A) contain genes from animals or bacteria.
B) contain synthetic DNA or genes.
C) have new traits not found in their ancestral species.
D) not be used as sources of human food.
Using the Ti plasmid and Agrobacterium tumefaciens to make transgenic plants
Kranz and Lörz first achieved in vitro plant fertilization
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Life cycle of a typical flowering plant.