9.Biotechnology Principals and Process
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Although the $Ti $ plasmid has revolutionised plant genetic engineering one limitation of its use is that it

A

Cannot infect broad leaf plants

B

Cannot be used on fruit-bearing plants

C

Cannot transmit prokaryotic genes

D

Does not infect cereal plants such as corn and rice

Solution

Ti plasmid of A. tumefacians does not infect cereals such as rice, corns, wheat, barley maize etc. . Broad leaf plants and fruit bearing plants are mostly dicotyledonous and can be infected by Ti plasmid. It can transmit prokaryotic genes.

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Biology

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