Q131 / 160 · JIPMER 2014 · Zoology

The vector for T-DNA is

  • A
    Thermus aquaticus
  • B
    Salmonella typhimurium
  • Correct answer
    C
    Agrobacterium tumefaciens
  • D
    Escherichia coli

Solution

- Plant transformation mediated by the soil pathogen, Agrobacterium tumefaciens has become the most used method for plant transformation. - It naturally infects the wound sites in dicots causing the crown gall disease. It is capable to transfer T-DNA of the Tumour inducing (Ti) plasmid into the nucleus of infected cells. - It will then integrate into the host genome and is transcribed, causing the crown gall disease. - Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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