NEET2023ZoologyBiotechnology - Principles and ProcessesActual
Which of the following statements is incorrect about Agrobacterium tumifaciens?
Options
- AIt transforms normal plant cells into tumorous cells.
- BIt delivers 'T-DNA' into plant cell.
- CIt is used to deliver gene of interest in both prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic host cells.
- D'Ti' plasmid from Agrobacterium tumifaciens used for gene transfer is not pathogenic to plant cells.
Correct answer
C. It is used to deliver gene of interest in both prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic host cells.
Step-by-step solution
Option (3) is the correct answer because Agrobacterium tumefaciens is used to deliver gene of interest into a variety of plant i.e., in eukaryotic host cells. Options (1), (2) and (4) are not the correct answer because all these statements are correct w.r.t. Agrobacterium tumefaciens.