Question

Consider the following statements and choose the correct ones using the codes given below:

A. The flavr - savr tamato was the first genetically engineered crop - product to be commercialised.

B. Ripe fruits of flavr - savr remain firm for longer duration and can be transported to market after vine - ripening.

C. Ripe fruits of flavr - savr have colour but not the full array of vine ripened - tomato flavours.

1. A and B
2. B and C
3. A and C
4. A, B and C

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : A and B

The correct answer is A and B.

• Flavr Savr, a genetically modified tomato. Hence statement A is correct.
  • It was the first commercially grown genetically engineered food to be granted a license for human consumption.
  • It was produced by the Californian company Calgene and submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1992.
• Flavr savr tomatoes were expected that ripe fruit would remain firm for a longer duration and perhaps allow its transportation to market after vine-ripening. Hence statement B is correct.
• Flavr savr tomatoes are of higher nutritive value as compared to naturally grown tomatoes.
• Transporting vine-ripened fruit would avoid the practice of picking green fruits and artificially ripening them by ethylene treatment, which gives a ripe tomato colour but not the full array of vine-ripened tomato flavours. Hence statement C is correct.