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How has Agrobacterium tumefaciens has been suitably modified to act as cloning vector?

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### Step-by-Step Solution 1. **Understanding Agrobacterium tumefaciens**: - Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a soil bacterium known for its ability to transfer DNA to plant cells, causing tumor formation. This is due to the presence of a plasmid known as the Tumor Inducing (TI) plasmid. 2. **Role of TI Plasmid**: - The TI plasmid contains a segment of DNA called T-DNA (Transfer DNA), which is responsible for the tumor-inducing properties. When Agrobacterium infects a plant, it transfers T-DNA into the plant genome, leading to uncontrolled growth. ...
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Read the following statement and choose the correct option: I. Agrobacterium tumerfaciencs, a pathogen of several monocot plants, is able to deliver a piece of DNA known as "T-DNA". II. The tumor inducing (Ti) plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens has been modified into a cloning vector, which is more pathogenic to the plants.

State how has Agrobacterium tumefaciens been made a useful cloning vector to transfer DNA to plant cells.

What modification is done on the Ti-plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens to convert it into cloning vector?

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Assertion (A) : Ti plasmid (tumour-inducing plasmid) of Agrobacterium tumefaciens is used as a cloning vector. Reason (R): Ti plasmid integrates a segment of its DNA, termed T-DNA into the chromosomal DNA of its host plant cells.

Why is Agrobacterium tumefaciens a good cloning vector ? Explain.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens : (I) has earned the name of natural genetic engineer for the bacterium (II) carries a vir gene which promotes insertion of T-DNA into host cell . (III) has been used to transfer genes for RNA interfer- ence in plants