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Fish and other organisms that live in the Arctic express an antifreeze protein that prevents subzero temperatures from damaging their cells. Scientists have generated transgenic strawberries and tomatoes that express the fish antifreeze protein. However, neither crop has been commercialized. a) Explain the steps involved in generation of the transgenic crop plants. What enables these plants to make a fish protein? b) The reason neither crop is in the market is that the antifreeze protein did not produce the desired effect: protection of the fruits in a freeze. Provide a possible hypothesis explaining why the fish antifreeze protein might not work in plants. Fish and other organisms that live in the Arctic express an antifreeze protein that prevents subzero temperatures from damaging their cells. Scientists have generated transgenic strawberries and tomatoes that express the fish antifreeze protein. However, neither crop has been commercialized. a) Explain the steps involved in generation of the transgenic crop plants. What enables these plants to make a fish protein? b) The reason neither crop is in the market is that the antifreeze protein did not produce the desired effect: protection of the fruits in a freeze. Provide a possible hypothesis explaining why the fish antifreeze protein might not work in plants.

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The detailed answer for the above question is provided below Introduction Transgenic crop plants are the plants whose DNA is modified by genetic engineering techniques This type of plants contains gen... View the full answer