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The first transgenic crop was

1. pea
2. flax
3. tobacco
4. cotton

Correct answer: tobacco

Solution

Tobacco was the first transgenic crop because it was one of the earliest plants successfully transformed using recombinant DNA methods. Its ease of genetic manipulation made it the standard test crop for early plant biotechnology.

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