What is a GM crop ? Name any one such crop which is grown in India . – InterviewSolution

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1.	What is a GM crop ? Name any one such crop which is grown in India .
Answer» Crop which has been developed by introducing a foreign gene (from other source) to obtain a desired trait is called genetically modified (GM) crop. Example. Bt cotton is a GM crop which has been developed as insect resistant crop by introducing a new gene from a bacterium.

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