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Author: Raven, Peter
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 17, Problem 6U
The Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium usually induces tumors called galls on infected plants. When Agrobacterium is used to make transgenic plants, why does no gall form?
a. The introduced transgene blocks the action of the gall-inducing genes.
b. The gall-inducing genes are removed and replaced with the transgene.
c. The Ti plasmid is removed from Agrobacterium used to make transgenic plants.
d. The Ti plasmid is mutated by PCR so that it cannot replicate in infected plants.
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