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The plasmid that is used in introducing genes into plants is ________

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pBR322

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pSC101

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Cosmid

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Ti Plasmid

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Solution

The correct option is D Ti Plasmid
Ti Plasmids are obtained from the organism Agrobacterium tumefaciens. This plasmid natually induces tumor in plants. The plasmid is modified such that the tumor inducing gene is removed and the gene of interest is added. This plasmid is the introduced into the host plant cells and the gene is added into the plant genome.

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