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Natural genetic engineer is ________(a) Pseudomonas putida(b) Escherichia coli(c) Agrobacterium tumefaciens(d) Bacillus subtilisI had been asked this question in an internship interview.My question is taken from Biotechnology Applications topic in portion Biotechnology and its Applications of Biology – Class 12

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The correct answer is (c) Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Easiest explanation: the natural genetic ENGINEER is Agrobacterium tumefaciens. It is so-called because its plasmid (Ti plasmid) is used as a VECTOR for the TRANSFER of the insect-resistance gene called CRY gene obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis.



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