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'Nif' gene for nitrogen fixation in cere...

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

A

Penicillium

B

Rhizobium

C

Aspergillus

D

Streptococcus.

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