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Ti Plasmid

Agrobacterium...

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Agrobacterium naturally inserts DNA into plants via the

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Ti plasmid

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Cosmid

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Marker gene

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Antibiotic resistant gene

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Solution

The correct option is A Ti plasmid
Agrobacterium naturally inserts DNA into plants by its Ti plasmid. Ti plasmid has a tumor inducing gene that infects several plant species. If that gene is removed, the Ti plasmid works as an efficient vector for introducing genes into plants.

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