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Biology · Kerala SSLC (Class 10) · English Medium · 36 questions and answers
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- Q: What is biotechnology?
- A: Biotechnology is the use of living organisms or their parts to make useful products and services for human welfare.
- Q: What is genetic engineering?
- A: Genetic engineering is the technology of changing the genetic material (DNA) of an organism by adding, removing or altering genes to obtain desired characters.
- Q: What is recombinant DNA technology?
- A: It is the technique of joining DNA from two different sources to form recombinant DNA, which is then introduced into a host organism to produce a desired product.
- Q: What is a transgenic organism?
- A: A transgenic (genetically modified) organism is one whose genes have been altered by introducing a gene from another organism, e.g. Bt cotton.
- Q: What are GM crops? Give an example.
- A: Genetically Modified (GM) crops are plants whose genes have been changed to give useful traits like pest resistance or higher yield, e.g. Bt cotton and Golden Rice.
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