Principles and Processes of Biotechnology. — BIO BOTANY STD 12 — Question
Tamilnadu BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12BIO BOTANYPrinciples and Processes of Biotechnology.3 Marks
Question
Write a brief note on Biolistics.
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Answer
The foreign DNA is coated onto the surface of minute gold or tungsten particles (1-3 pm) and bombarded onto the target tissue Or cells using a particle gun (also called as gene gun/micro projectile gun/shotgun). Then the bombarded cells or tissues are cultured on selected medium to regenerate plants from the transformed cells.
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