Question
Consider the following techniques/phenomena:
1. Budding and grafting in fruit plants
2. Cytoplasmic male sterility
3. Gene silencing
Which of the above is/are used to create transgenic crops?
Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
Consider the following techniques/phenomena:
1. Budding and grafting in fruit plants
2. Cytoplasmic male sterility
3. Gene silencing
Which of the above is/are used to create transgenic crops?
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• Correct Answer: B
• Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) and gene silencing (RNAi) are biotechnological tools used in transgenic crop development.
• Budding and grafting are conventional vegetative propagation methods, not transgenic techniques.
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