NEET Biology question

, a crown gall bacterium, is called the natural genetic engineer of plants.

(A)Escherichia coli
(B)Streptomyces albus
(C)Agrobacterium tumefaciensCorrect
(D)Azotobacter

Answer: (C)

Solution

E. coli, Streptomyces albus and Azotobacter do not naturally transfer DNA into plant cells, whereas Agrobacterium tumefaciens, the causal agent of crown gall

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