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Q.22 OPINE GENES IN TI PLASMID ARE USEFUL FOR?CARBON PROVISIONNITROGEN PROVISIONHYDROGEN PROVISIONPHOSPHOROUS PROVISION |
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Answer» A key FEATURE of Ti plasmids is their ability to DRIVE the production of opines, which are derivatives of VARIOUS amino acids or sugar phosphates, in host plant cells. These opines can then be USED as a nutrient for the infecting bacteria, which catabolizes the respective opines using genes encoded in the Ti plasmid. |
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