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ZoologyBiotechnology and Its ApplicationsGenetically Modified CropsEasy2 minPYQ_2020
ZoologyEasysingle choice
Tobacco plants resistant to a nematode have been developed by the introduction of DNA that produced (in the host cells)
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Answer:
A
Solution:
The Agrobacterium acted as a vector to introduce the nematode-specific genes into the tobacco plant.
The DNA in it produced both sense and antisense RNA which formed double-stranded RNA and were complementary to each other. The RNA produced caused the silencing of the expression of m-RNA and therefore proved to be lethal for the survival and infestation of the survival.
Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Biotechnology and Its ApplicationsSubtopic:Genetically Modified Crops
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