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Biotechnology and its Applications — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology and its Applications1 Mark
Question
How are tobacco plants benefitted when nematode specific genes are introduced into them using certain vectors? Name the vector used.
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Answer

  • The tobacco plants show resistance to nematode attack; the nematode cannot survive in such plants, as they show RNA interference.
  • The vector used is Agrobacterium.

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