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Which of the following is true for Flavr-Savr tomato?

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It is resistant to the fungus Phytophthora.

Sometimes they can accentuate post-harvest losses.

Produced through Retrovirus-mediated gene transfer technique.

It has a much longer shelf-life than conventional tomatoes.

answer is D.

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The transgenic tomato called Flavr - Savr has a much longer shelf-life than conventional tomatoes, because of delayed ripening. Flavr-Savr tomato was created by Agrobacterium mediated gene transformation in which the transfer of T-DNA contained a copy of tomato PG (Polygalacturonase) encoding gene in the antisense orientation.

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