Question

(LO 4.17) How could you create a transgenic plant?

A. Insert the gene from a different species in the vector, infect a plant cell with the new gene, and grow a plant
from the cell.
B. Add fertilizer to the environment where the plants are growing and select for the plants that have the gene you
are interested in having.
C. Add herbicides to the environment where the plants are growing.
D. Increase the number of consumers that eat the plants that you do not want.
E. Cross-pollinate a plant with the pollen from a different species that has the gene that you want to add to the
plant.

Answer 1

The correct option is A. Insert the gene from a different species in the vector, infect a plant cell with the new gene, and grow a plant from the cell.

Step-by-step explanation:

Transgenic plants can be described as plants which have a foreign gene inserted into their genome. Genes with the desired traits can be incorporated into plants by this method.

The gene of interest is selected and incorporated into vectors like plasmids. The vectors have multiple cloning site or recombination sites where the foreign gene can be incorporated. The vector is introduced into the plant where it multiplies.