Organism, which is used for gene transfer in higher plants is

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10.Biotechnology and its Application

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The organism, which is used for gene transfer in higher plants is

A

Agrobacterium tumefaciens

B

$E$. coli

C

Acetobacter aceti

D

Bacillus thuringiensis

Solution

$T_{1}$ – plasmid of the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens is used to carry $DNA$ into plant cells.

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