NEST2013BiologyBiotechnology and Its Applications
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation is routinely used for the development of transgenic plants. In these experiments, a suitable plant part (explant) is incubated with Agrobacterium cells containing the gene of interest (passenger gene) that is to be introduced into the plant. In addition, a selectable marker gene is also used to ensure growth of only the transformed cells on regeneration media containing the selec
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- ARegeneration medium for use of the selection marker in construct II was not optimised.
- BExpression of the D E P gene is lethal to the transformed cells.
- CDegradation of Hygromycin occurred in experiments with construct II.
- DThe H Y G^R gene used in construct II lost its functionality probably due to mutation(s) either in the gene or
Correct answer
D. The H Y G^R gene used in construct II lost its functionality probably due to mutation(s) either in the gene or
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