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Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : THe tumour inducing plasmid (Tiplasmid) acts as a cloning vector in recombinant DNA technology.
Statement 2: The Ti plasmid which is used in the mechanisms of delivering genes to a cell remains pathogenic.

A

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

B

Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect

C

Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct

D

Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

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B
The tumour inducing Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefacines has been modified into cloning vector which is not pathogenic to the plants, however, it is still able to use its mecanisms to deliver genes of our interest into varous plants.
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