Q. Silencing of mRNA has been used in producing transgenic plants resistant to
A) White rusts
B) Bacterial blights
C) Bollworms
D) Nematodes
Explanation
[Solution from source] RNA interference, in which double-stranded RNA silences the parasite's mRNA, was used to make tobacco plants resistant to the nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Bollworm resistance comes from cry genes (Bt toxin), not mRNA silencing. Answer (4).
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