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NEET 2024, Biology Q69: Recombinant DNA Technology

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Q.

The 'Ti plasmid' of Agrobacterium tumefaciens stands for:

  1. A

    Tumor inducing plasmid

  2. B

    Temperature independent plasmid

  3. C

    Tumour inhibiting plasmid

  4. D

    Tumor independent plasmid

Solution

The Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens is short for tumour-inducing plasmid. It contains the T-DNA region that integrates into host plant DNA and induces crown gall tumours, and is widely used as a vector in plant genetic engineering.

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