Civil Services UPSC Mock Test Series 2025 (Prelims + Mains) General Science Biology Biology in Everyday life
Consider the following statements regarding Genetically Modified (GM) Crops:
1. Transgenic Crops involve the introduction of genes from an entirely different species into the plant, enabling traits such as pest resistance.
2. Cisgenic Crops are genetically modified but use genes from the same species or a closely related one to improve traits like disease resistance.
3. Intragenic Crops are modified using gene-editing techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9, which alter or remove genes within the same species without introducing foreign DNA.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1
1 and 2 only
2
2 and 3 only
3
1, 2, and 3
4
1 and 3 only