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Nif' gene for nitrogen fixation in cerea...

Nif' gene for nitrogen fixation in cereal crops like wheat jowar etc., is introduced by cloning

A

Rhizobium meliloti

B

Bacillus thuringiensis

C

Rhizopus

D

Rhizophora

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