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The "Ti plasmid" of Agrobacterium tumefaciens stands for

Options

  1. ATumor independent plasmid
  2. BTumor inducing plasmid
  3. CTemperature independent plasmid
  4. DTumour inhibiting plasmid

Correct answer

B. Tumor inducing plasmid

Step-by-step solution

The correct answer is option (2) as Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens is tumor inducing plasmid, containing T-DNA which causes tumor in several dicot plants. Options (1), (3) and (4) are not correct.

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