What are Transgenic Plants?
Transgenic Plants are those that have had their genetic makeup altered by introducing genes from different organisms. This isolates the gene of interest from another organism such as bacteria or other Plants, making any required modifications, and then introducing the altered gene into the target Plant’s genome to show the specific traits.
Transgenic Plants
Transgenic Plants are those Plants whose genome is modified using different tools of genetic engineering technology to insert the trait of our interest. These traits do not naturally occur, so we need to modify Plants’ genetic material. An example of the first Transgenic Plant is tobacco, which was developed in 1983.
Transgenic Plants are created for numerous benefits such as to resist biotic and abiotic stress, to increase nutritional value, etc. In this chapter, we will learn about techniques for creating Transgenic Plants, their function, and their importance.
Table of Content
- Definition of Transgenic Plants
- What are Transgenic Plants?
- Different Methods to Create Transgenic Plant
- Examples of Transgenic Plants
- Importance of Transgenic Plants