Explain the role of Ti plasmids in biotechnology.

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Ti plasmid (Tumor-inducing plasmid) refers to the plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. A.tumefaciens is a plant pathogen and is known to produce tumors in the plant it infects. Role of Ti plasmid in biotechnology is that Ti plasmid can be modified into a cloning vector by removing the genes responsible for pathogenicity.

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