The tumour-inducing (Ti) plasmid has now been modified into a cloning vector which is no more pathogenic to plants but is still able to use its mechanism to deliver genes of our interest into a variety of plants because Ti plasmid has been modified by

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The tumour-inducing (Ti) plasmid has now been modified into a cloning vector which is no more pathogenic to plants but is still able to use its mechanism to deliver genes of our interest into a variety of plants because Ti plasmid has been modified by (A) Adding tumor forming genes (B) Deleting tumor forming genes (C) Adding genes resistant to endonucleases (D) Deleting endonucleases

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Correct answer is (b) Deleting tumor forming genes

Q. The tumour-inducing (Ti) plasmid has now been modified into a cloning vector which is no more pathogenic to plants but is still able to use its mechanism to deliver genes of our interest into a variety of plants because Ti plasmid has been modified by

Adding tumor forming genes

Deleting tumor forming genes

Adding genes resistant to endonucleases

Deleting endonucleases

Correct answer is (b) Deleting tumor forming genes

Q. The tumour-inducing $(T i)$ plasmid has now been modified into a cloning vector which is no more pathogenic to plants but is still able to use its mechanism to deliver genes of our interest into a variety of plants because $T i$ plasmid has been modified by