A good vector used in genetic engineering is

Agrobacterium tumefaciens

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Bacillus thuringiensis

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Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

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Salmonella typhimurium

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The correct option is A
Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Agrobacterium tumifaciens is a good natural cloning vector used in genetic engineering.

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(c)	Agrobacterium tumefaciens	(iii)	Insecticidal protein coding gene
(d)	E. coli	(iv)	Ti plasmid

\begin{matrix} (a) & Thermus aquaticus & (i) & First rDNA constructed by Cohen and Boyer (b) & Agrobacterium tumefaciens & (ii) & Forms insecticidal proteins in inactive form (c) & Bacillus thuringiensis & (iii) & Used as a vector to introduce nematode specific genes into the host plant (d) & Salmonella typhimurium & (iv) & Taq polymerase is used for extension step in PCR \end{matrix}

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