GMOs and Protocols Flashcards
Plant crops that produce Bt toxins.
cotton, corn, canola, potato.
Plants that are resistant to glyphosate
Soybean, wheat, sugar beet, canola, maize, cotton
What are some commercial names of plants resistant to glufosinate?
LibertyLink and InVigor
Examples for plant crops that are resistant to glufosinate.
Cotton, maize, canola, soybean, sugar beet, rice
What is BXN Cotton resistant to?
Bromoxinol
What is the advantage of using HTCs?
Farmers can wait to see if weeds become a major problem and then spray the herbicide, which minimizes the usage of herbicides.
Why are HTCs developed?
In order to be able to spray broadspectrum herbicides to control weeds when the crop has been established in the field.
What gene is incorporated into rice to produce Golden Rice?
a gene from the plant pathogenic bacterium, Pantoea ananatis, which has a yellow pigment.
Examples for drought resistant plants
Soybean and maize.
Why are GM mammalian cells grown in cell cultures?
To extract Factor VIII to treat haemophiliacs. To extract tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to treat heart attack and stroke patients.
When and where was the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety signed?
May 15th 2000 in Montreal, Canada. It was originally supposed to be signed in Cartagena, Colombia
What is the Cartagena Protocol a supplement to?
The Convention of Biological Diversity, signed in 1992 and put into effect in 1993.
When did the Cartagena Protocol come into effect?
Sept 11th 2003.
When did SL give consent to the Cartagena Protocol?
Apr 28th 2004
What is the aim of the Cartagena Protocol of Biosafety?
To protect biological diversity from the potential risks caused by GMOs and LMOs produced as a result of biotechnology.
