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Insect tolerant gene from Bacillus thuringiensis is introduced using Ti plasmid of

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Escherichia coli

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Haemophilus influenzae

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Agrobacterium tumefaciencs

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Arabidopsis thaliana

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The correct option is C Agrobacterium tumefaciencs
Agrobacterium tumifaciens has been extensively used in the field of biotechnology to transfer insect tolerant genes from Bacillus thuringiensis. Ti Plasmid of Agrobacterium has been very useful in this regard.
So, the correct option is 'Agrobacterium tumefaciencs'.

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