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Describe the role of agrobacterium in transforming a plant cell.

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It is also called as natural genetic engineer as part of its `T_1` plasmid (T-DNA) can be transferred. It can then incorporated with DNA of host cell. It gets expressed in host cell with host DNA. Thus, it has the capability of becoming part of host genetic set up. Also refer .cloning vehicles (vectors) of this chapter.
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