Biotechnology in Agriculture
Biotechnology in Agriculture: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Bt Cotton, Biotechnology and its Application, Golden Rice, Transgenic Plants, RNA Interference, Genetically Modified Organisms, Biotechnological Applications in Agriculture and, Pest Resistant Plants
Important Questions on Biotechnology in Agriculture
Name two plants which is used as biopesticide inorganic farming.
How can our knowledge of genetics help in improving crop production?
Is consumption of genetically modified organisms are harmful?
Bt toxin is
Tailor-made plants are the ones which
For generating 'Golden rice' two genes (encoding for phytoene synthase and beta-cyclase) were taken from a plant and one (encoding for phytoene desaturase) from a soil bacterium Erwinia uredovora for beta-carotene biosynthesis. The two plant genes were taken from which of the following plants?
Pick out the odd one from the following.
The toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis is not toxic to human beings because
Genetically modified soy plant causes allergic reactions.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of GM plants?
Why is Bt cotton considered a threat for insect pollinators?
What are genetically modified organism? List any two advantages.
What is the precursor from which active toxin developed? (Prototoxin / Biotoxin/dioxin)
Fill in the blank with the correct option from the bracket.
Golden rice has gene for _____, which gives the grain a yellow colour appearance. (nitrogenase, beta-carotene, insulin)
A protoxin is an inactive toxin.
RNA interference is a process of inhibiting gene expression by neutralizing the target DNA molecule.
Bt toxin is coded by a gene named trp1.
In RNA interference, genes are silenced using
Golden rice is a
The first genetically modified plant commercially used in India is _____. (Bt brinjal / Bt cotton / Bt wheat)
