Biotechnology - Gene Transfer in Plants

Exercise : Gene Transfer in Plants - Section 1
  • Gene Transfer in Plants - Section 1
11.
Which of the following is true about Agrobacterium tumefaciens?
It causes crown gall disease of plants
It infects gymosperms
It infects dicotyledonous angiosperms
All of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
In the liposome mediated gene transfer in plants, nucleic acids are
protected from nuclease digestion
stable in liposomes
both (a) and (b)
not stable in liposomes
Answer: Option
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13.
Advantage of microprojectile method over microinjection method for gene transfer in plants include
intact cells are used
method is universal in its application irrespective of all shape, size, type and presence or absence of cell wall
gene can be transferred to many cells simultaneously
all of the above
Answer: Option
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14.
On Ti-plasmid T-region or T-DNA is flanked by a direct repeat of
12 bp
20 bp
25 bp
30 bp
Answer: Option
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15.
Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a
gram (+) bacteria
gram (-) bacteria
a fungi
a yeast
Answer: Option
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