What is the procedure to produce a transgenic plant?

Answer 1

Making transgenic plants
There are several methods for introducing genes into plants, including

* infecting plant cells with plasmids as vectors carrying the desired gene
* shooting microscopic pellets containing the gene directly into the cell.

In contrast to animals, there is no real distinction between somatic cells and germline cells. Somatic tissues of plants, e.g., root cells grown in culture,

* can be transformed in the laboratory with the desired gene
* grown into mature plants with flowers.

If all goes well, the transgene will be incorporated into the pollen and eggs and passed on to the next generation.

In this respect, it is easier to produce transgenic plants than transgenic animals.