The correct answer is (c), tobacco.
The first transgenic plant was tobacco, which was genetically modified in 1983 by inserting a gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) that produces a protein toxic to insects. This was a major breakthrough in the field of genetic engineering, and it paved the way for the development of many other transgenic crops.
Pea, flax, and cotton are all important crops that have been genetically modified, but they were not the first transgenic plants. Tobacco was chosen for the first genetic engineering experiments because it is a relatively easy plant to grow and manipulate in the laboratory. It is also a relatively small plant, which makes it easier to handle and study.
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