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Unintended Effects of Genetic Manipulation

Manipulated Organism: Plants - Cotton

cotton_001: Bt cotton showed decreased ability to kill cotton bollworm larvae during flower development and flowering.

cotton_002: Bt cotton had altered protein metabolism and produced less insecticidal toxin in leaves when subjected to high temperatures during boll formation.

cotton_003: Increased resistance to Bt toxin is found in some populations of cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa zea).

cotton_004: Glyphosate-resistant cotton showed abnormal reproductive development when sprayed with glyphosate.

cotton_005: Fruiting morphology was altered when glyphosate-resistant cotton was sprayed with glyphosate.

cotton_006: Cotton plants and seeds expressing Bt toxin were found in non-Bt refuges.

cotton_007: Insect-resistant, transgenic cotton was more susceptible to fungal disease than its parent line.

weed_resistance_001: Increased planting of glyphosate-resistant crops and application of glyphosate causes increase in glyphosate-resistant weed species.


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