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Tobacco plants were protected from the nematode Meloidogyne incognita using:
ARecombinant insulin
BPolio vaccine mice
CRNA interference
DBt toxin crystals
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. RNA interference
1. Double stranded RNA silences a specific mRNA.
2. The parasite cannot survive in such a host.
3. The method is RNA interference.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Biology, Chapter 12, Biotechnology and its Applications._
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