Strategies For Enhancement In Food Production Question 139

Question: Which one of the following is regarded as a natural genetic engineer

Options:

A) Klebsiella frosteri

B) Bacillus subtites

C) Agrobacterium tumefaciens

D) Neurospora

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Specific gene transfer in plants is mostly done with Agrobacterium tumefaciens bacteria and A.

tumefaciens based gene transfer is hampered by host range limitations.