transgenic plant
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftransgenicandplant
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transgenic
adjective
uk/trænzˈdʒen.ɪk/us/trænzˈdʒen.ɪk/
A transgenic animal or plant contains one or more genes that have been added from another type of plant ...
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plant
noun
uk/plɑːnt/us/plænt/
a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and ...
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Why is there apparently no danger with atransgenicplant?
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He demonstrated pathogen-derived resistance in plants and produced the first disease-resistanttransgenicplant.
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The resulting tomato was never commercialized, potentially because thetransgenicplantdid not perform well in its frost-tolerance or other agronomic characteristics.
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The use of genetic engineering to produce pest resistant transgenic plants represents one of many current approaches aimed at increasing agricultural productivity.
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This point has not been, but should be, considered in risk assessment of transgenic plants.
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For many, these unique attributes of transgenic plants are cause for concern, particular with respect to possible environmental impacts.
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However, because stress tolerance involves numerous metabolic changes and the activation of several genes, examples of transgenic plants with improved stress tolerance are infrequent.
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This criticism is not unique to transgenic plants, however.
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The plants in each cage formed two rows of three plants, transgenic plants always alternating with control plants.
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Similar to other plant protection technology, insect resistant transgenic plants can bear risks and benefits to the environment.
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Thistransgenicplantcan survive in the presence of 1.7% sodium chloride (half seawater salinity concentration), while the non transgenic line and wild type plants cannot.
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Transgenic plants expressing insecticidal toxins offer a completely new approach to stem borer control.
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There is a strong public good argument for assuring an adequate margin of safety for determining whether transgenic plants should be released.
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However, foreign proteins expressed in transgenic plants are subjected to the delivery and modification processes present within plant cells.
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A possible incorporation of protease inhibitors into transgenic plants is discussed.
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The chapters on transgenic plants pass logically from general metabolism to carbohydrates, oils, flavours and fragrances and cell walls.
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For example, conventional corn kernels could be exposed to grain dust or plant residue from transgenic plants.
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