NEET Biology question

Which of the following is used as a best genetic vector in plants?

(A)*Bacillus thuringiensis*
(B)*Agrobacterium tumefaciens*Correct
(C)*Pseudomonas putida*
(D)None of the above

Answer: (B)

Solution

*Agrobacterium tumefaciens* naturally transfers a part of its Ti plasmid (T-DNA) into the plant genome during crown-gall infection, and this natural gene-transfer ability has been exploited and modified to

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