NEET 2012 Biology question

Biolistics (gene-gun) is suitable for

(1)DNA finger printing
(2)Disarming pathogen vectors
(3)Transformation of plant cellsCorrect
(4)Constructing recombinant DNA by joining with vectors

Answer: (3)

Solution

In biolistics (gene gun) microscopic particles of gold or tungsten are coated with the foreign DNA and shot at high velocity into target cells. It is a vector-less direct gene transfer method used mainly to transform plant cells (cells with a rigid cell wall). DNA fingerprinting uses

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