By the 1990s, ____ virus disease had nearly wiped out Hawaiiโs papaya crop, and in the process, almost destroyed the papaya industry in Hawaii. A GMO papaya, 3 named the Rainbow papaya, was created to resist ______ virus.
ringspot
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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops are plants genetically engineered (modified) to contain the endospore (or crystal) _____ of the bacterium which kills insects.
toxins
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thief
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seesaw
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shark
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lifesaver
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heart
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fairy
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fairy
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baam
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Bt corn is enhanced through biotechnology to protect against ______.
insects
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Genetic engineering (also called genetic modification) is a process that uses laboratory-based technologies to alter the ____ makeup of an organism
DNA
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____________ becomes first country to approve nutrient-enriched โGolden Riceโ for planting.
Philippines
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The GMO pink pineapple was developed to have pink flesh by increasing the levels of ______.
lycopene
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Golden rice has the promise to help prevent millions of deaths and alleviate the suffering of children and adults with vitamin __ deficiency and micronutrient malnutrition in developing countries.
A
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Golden Rice is a new type of rice that contains _________ (provitamin A, a plant pigment that the body converts into vitamin A as needed). This compound is what gives this grain its yellow-orange or golden color, hence its name.