Plants having foreign DNA incorporated in their cells are called:
Correct answer: B. Transgenic plants
- A. Clone plants
- B. Transgenic plants
- C. Parthenocarpic plpants
- D. Mutant plants
Explanation
Transgenic plants are plants into which one or more genes from another species have been introduced into the genome, using genetic engineering processes.
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