Asked in UHS MDCAT 2014 2014Moderate

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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