Which one among the following are transgenic organisms?
Holly sheep and Flavr savr tomato
Holly sheep and Cotton Bt
Flavr savr tomato and Cotton Bt
Dolly sheep and Cotton Ct
A
Holly sheep and Flavr savr tomato
B
Flavr savr tomato and Cotton Bt
C
Holly sheep and Cotton Bt
D
Dolly sheep and Cotton Ct
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Flavr savr is a genetically modified tomato, first commercially grown genetically engineered (transgenic) food to be granted a license for human consumption. To create the transgenic tomato, an E. coli gene and the FLAVR SAVR gene (from a tomato) were inserted into plasmids that were inserted into a group of tomato cells in a growth medium containing an antibiotic. The gene, when established in the cell, produced a substance that gave the cell resistance to the antibiotic. Bt cotton is a genetically modified organism (GMO) cotton variety, which produces an insecticide to bollworm. Scientists inserted a toxin gene from the bacterium called Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) into cotton plants to create a caterpillar-resistant variety.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.
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