Daniel Kalmikov
June 2nd, 2017
BIO102
Assignment #9
Boyd J. What Are the PROS & CONS of Transgenic Crops. What are the Pros & Cons of
Transgenic Crops – The Maize Full Length cDNA Project. [accessed 2017 Jun 2].
http://www.maizecdna.org/outreach/tpe.html
Pros
• Engineered plants means it will rapidly improve crop productivity
• Can be possible to produce medicine more inexpensively.
• Can improve food safety
Cons
• Possible Allergens in the food
• Reducing biodiversity
• Not labeled if they are genetically modified or not
Usha rani. Transgenic plants: Types, benefits, public concerns and future. Transgenic plants:
