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Grade 12th passBotany

which of the foolowing is an example of gene silencing
  1. bt brinjal
  2. bt cotto
  3. golden rice
  4. flav svr tomato

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11 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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11 Years ago
Hello Student
Correct answer is 1. Bt brinjal
UV radiation of wavelength shorter than UV-B are almost completely absorbed by Earth’s atmosphere, given that the ozone layer is intact. But UV-B damages DNA and mutation may occur. It causes ageing of skin damages to skin cells and various types of skin cancers.
In human Eye cornea ansorbs UV-B radiation and a high dose of UV-B causes inflammation of cornea called snow- blindness cataract etc. Such exposure may permanently damage the cornea.