Question

Agrobacterium tumefaciens is most widely used for gene transfer because of/ as

• A. It causes crown gall tumours
• B. Its ability to insert Ti plasmid into nuclear genome
• C. It can grow anywhere
• D. It has the ability to kill pathogenic bacteria

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Its ability to insert Ti plasmid into nuclear genome

B. Its ability to insert Ti plasmid into nuclear genome

Solution : Agrobacterium tumefaciens is most widely used for gene transfer because it can transfer the Ti plasmid containing the inserted DNA of interest into the host nuclear genome.

So the correct answer is " B. Its ability to insert Ti plasmid into nuclear genome"