Read the given statements and select the correct option. Statement 1: The tumour inducing plasmid (Ti plasmid) acts as a cloning vector in recombinant DNA technology. Statement 2: The Ti plasmid which is used in the mechanisms of delivering genes to a cell remains pathogenic.

Question

Read the given statements and select the correct option. Statement 1: The tumour inducing plasmid (Ti plasmid) acts as a cloning vector in recombinant DNA technology. Statement 2: The Ti plasmid which is used in the mechanisms of delivering genes to a cell remains pathogenic. (A) Both statements 1 and 2 are correct (B) Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect (C) Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct (D) Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

The tumour inducing Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens has been modified into cloning vector which is not pathogenic to the plants, however, it is still able to use its mechanism to deliver genes of our interest into various plants.

Q. Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : The tumour inducing plasmid ( $T i$ plasmid) acts as a cloning vector in recombinant $D N A$ technology.
Statement 2 : The $T i$ plasmid which is used in the mechanisms of delivering genes to a cell remains pathogenic.

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect

Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct

Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

The tumour inducing $T i$ plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens has been modified into cloning vector which is not pathogenic to the plants, however, it is still able to use its mechanism to deliver genes of our interest into various plants.

Q. Read the given statements and select the correct option. Statement 1 : The tumour inducing plasmid (Ti plasmid) acts as a cloning vector in recombinant DNA technology. Statement 2 : The Ti plasmid which is used in the mechanisms of delivering genes to a cell remains pathogenic.