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The vector for T-DNA is
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens
- 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.
- 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.
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