Saturday, 26 February 2022

Assertion : Flavr-Savr tomato was the first transgenic commercial crop that entered the market. Reason : Roundup variety of soybean was prepared through breeding.

Assertion : Flavr-Savr tomato was the first transgenic commercial crop that entered the market.

Reason : Roundup variety of soybean was prepared through breeding.

Answer (c) Assertion is true but reason is false. 

(c) : The Flavr-Savr tomato, was the first genetically modified fruit/vegetable to reach the market in USA. Roundup ready soybean is a genetically modified herbicide tolerant cultivar.