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Transgenic plants have DNA from another organism inserted into its genome. The main benefit of using transgenic plants in crop production is

a to cause allergic reactions in people
b to reduce world hunger and malnutrition
c to create unknown wild hybrids
d to create unintended consequences in ecosystems

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The purpose of inserting a combination of genes in a plant, is to make it as useful and productive as possible. This process provides advantages like improving shelf life, higher yield, improved quality, pest resistance, tolerant to heat, cold and drought resistance, against a variety of biotic and abiotic stresses.

Therefore, this plant could be used to reduce world hunger and malnutrition
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