Consider the following statements regarding Genetic use restriction technology GURT n...........

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Consider the following statements regarding Genetic use restriction technology (GURT):

1. The technology is also called terminator technology.

2. It is used to create sterile seeds.

3. It creates seed diversity.

4. Termination seeds prevent the spread of GM genes in the environment.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1, 2, and 4 only

2 and 3 only

3 and 4 only

1, 2, 3 and4

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Explanation:

Genetic use restriction technology (GURT), colloquially known as terminator technology or suicide seeds, is the name given to proposed methods for restricting the use of genetically modified plants by causing second generation seeds to be sterile. The technology was developed under a cooperative research and development agreement between the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and Delta and Pine Land company in the 1990s, but it is not yet commercially available.