NEET 2003 Biology question

Which one of the following bacteria has found extensive use in genetic engineering work in plants : -

(1)Clostridium septicum
(2)Xanthomonas citri
(3)Bacillus coagulens
(4)Agrobacterium tumefaciensCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a soil bacterium that naturally transfers part of its Ti (tumour-inducing) plasmid, the T-DNA, into plant cells. Scientists replace the tumour-causing genes with desired

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