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Nematode-specific genes were introduced into tobacco using which vector?
AE. coli plasmid
BRetrovirus
CBacillus strain
DAgrobacterium
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Agrobacterium
1. The vector carried genes into the plant.
2. It produced sense and anti-sense RNA.
3. Agrobacterium was the vector.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Biology, Chapter 12, Biotechnology and its Applications._
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