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With reference to the Genetically Modified mustard (GM mustard) developed in India, consider the following statements :

1.GM mustard has the genes of a soil bacterium that give the plant the property of pest-resistance to a wide variety of pests.
2.GM mustard has the genes that allow the plant cross-pollination and hybridization.
3.GM mustard has been developed jointly by the IARI and Punjab Agricultural University.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Options

(a)

1 and 3 only

(b)

2 only

(c)

2 and 3 only

(d)

1, 2 and 3

Answer

(B)