"Bt Maize

question 6

Multiple Choice

"Bt maize"

• A) is resistant to various herbicides, making it practical to weed rice fields with those herbicides.
• B) contains transgenes that increase vitamin A content.
• C) includes bacterial genes that produce a toxin that reduces damage from insect pests.
• D) is a "boron (B)-tolerant" transgenic variety of maize.

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