NEET 2000 Biology question

The bacteria generally used for genetic engineering is :

(1)AgrobacteriumCorrect
(2)Bacillus
(3)Pseudomonas
(4)Clostridium

Answer: (1)

Solution

Agrobacterium tumefaciens harbours the Ti (tumour-inducing) plasmid, whose T-DNA is transferred into the plant genome; after disarming (removing the oncogenes) it is the standard natural vector

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