The Ti plasmid used in plant genetic engineering is derived from: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The Ti plasmid used in plant genetic engineering is derived from:
A. Escherichia coli
B. Pseudomonas putida
C. Bacillus subtilis
D. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a soil bacterium that naturally transfers part of its Ti (tumor-inducing) plasmid DNA (T-DNA) into the plant genome, causing crown gall disease. Scientists have harnessed this capability by replacing the tumor-causing genes with desirable genes, making it a vector for creating transgenic plants. E. coli vectors are used for bacterial transformation.

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