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Question
The tumour-inducing capacity of Agrobacterium tumefaciens is located in large extrachromosomal plasmids called ______.
Options
Ri plasmid
lambda phage
pBR322
Ti plasmid
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Solution
The tumour-inducing capacity of Agrobacterium tumefaciens is located in large extrachromosomal plasmids called Ti plasmid.
Explanation:
The tumour-inducing plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens is called the Ti plasmid. Ri plasmids are associated with root induction, while lambda is a bacteriophage and pBR322 is a cloning vector.
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