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Tobacco plants resistant to a nematode have been developed by the introduction of DNA that produced (in the host cells)
BiologyBiotechnology and Its ApplicationsNEET
Options:
  • A both sense and anti-sense RNA
  • B a particular hormone
  • C an antifeedant
  • D a toxic protein
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The correct answer is: both sense and anti-sense RNA
The Agrobacterium acted as a vector to introduce the nematode-specific genes into the tobacco plant.

The DNA in it produced both sense and antisense RNA which formed double-stranded RNA and were complementary to each other. The RNA produced caused the silencing of the expression of m-RNA and therefore proved to be lethal for the survival and infestation of the survival.

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