Question

The apples at the local supermarket have been genetically engineered to resist warmer temperatures than they did before. What do these apples contain?

a. transgenic DNA
b. transgenic organisms
c. recombinant DNA
d. recombinant organisms

Answer 1

c. recombinant DNA

Answer 2

The answer is C - Recombinant DNA. Why?

A transgene is a gene or genetic material that has been transferred naturally, or by any of a number of genetic engineering techniques from one organism to another. The introduction of a transgene (called "transgenesis") has the potential to change the phenotype of an organism.