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  • Question
  • Virulence trait of Agrobacterium tumefaciens is borne on


  • Options
  • A. chromosomal DNA
  • B. tumour inducing plasmid DNA
  • C. both chromosomal and plasmid DNA
  • D. cryptic plasmid DNA

  • Correct Answer
  • tumour inducing plasmid DNA 


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    • 1. Vir genes required for the T-DNA transfer and processing are located

    • Options
    • A. on the T-DNA
    • B. outside the T-DNA region
    • C. on the plant genome
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Crown gall tissue

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    • A. can be cultivated in vitro in absence of bacteria
    • B. retains tumorous properties when cultivated
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. shows tumorous properties only in presence of bacteria
    • Discuss
    • 3. Integrated octopine T DNA occurs as

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    • A. single segment
    • B. two segments
    • C. three segments
    • D. four segments
    • Discuss
    • 4. The phenomenon of the reversion of mature cells to the meristematic state leading to the formation of callus is known as

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    • A. redifferentiation
    • B. dedifferentiation
    • C. either (a) or (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. Cellular totipotency is the property of

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    • A. plants
    • B. animals
    • C. bacteria
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following are used as selection marker for the cells transformed with Agrobacterium?

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    • A. Neomycin phosphotransferase
    • B. Streptomycin phosphotransferase
    • C. Hygromycin phosphotransferase
    • D. any of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. The right segment of octopine T-DNA (TR) is necessary for

    • Options
    • A. enzymes for agropine biosynthesis
    • B. tumour formation
    • C. conjugative transfer
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Opines that are present in crown gall tumour include

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    • A. octopine
    • B. nopaline
    • C. agropine
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which technique is used to introduce genes into dicots?

    • Options
    • A. electroporation
    • B. particle acceleration
    • C. microinjection
    • D. Ti plasmid infection
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following is true about Agrobacterium tumefaciens?

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    • A. It causes crown gall disease of plants
    • B. It infects gymosperms
    • C. It infects dicotyledonous angiosperms
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss


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