Assertion : Transgenic food may cause toxicity or produce allergy.
Reason : Transgenic plants have high nutrient content.
Answer Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Reason (b) : Plant in which foreign genes have been introduced through genetic engineering are called transgenic plants. Transgenic food from such plants may cause toxicity and or produce allergies. The enzyme produced by the antibiotic resistance genes can cause allergies because it is a foreign protein. GM plants enhance nutritional value of food, e.g., Golden rice.
