Multiple choice

Match List I (Transegenic variety of crops) with List II (Trait for which gene has been incorporated) and select the correct answer using the codes given below.

 
List I List II
A. Seed Link maize 1. Virus resistance
B. Rainbow 2. Herbicide resistance
C. Flavr savr tomato 3. Altered ripening
4. Insect resistance

  1. A - 2, B - 1, C - 3

  2. A - 2, B - 3, C - 1

  3. A - 1, B - 3, C - 2

  4. A - 4, B - 1, C - 3
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Seed Link maize was engineered for herbicide tolerance (2), Rainbow papaya for virus resistance (1) against papaya ringspot virus, and Flavr Savr tomato had altered ripening (3) via antisense RNA to delay softening.

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