The "Ti plasmid" of Agrobacterium tumefaciens stands for

The "Ti plasmid" of Agrobacterium tumefaciens stands for
  1. Tumor independent plasmid
  2. Tumor inducing plasmid
  3. Temperature independent plasmid
  4. Tumour inhibiting plasmid

Solution

The correct answer is option (2) as Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens is tumor inducing plasmid, containing T-DNA which causes tumor in several dicot plants. Options (1), (3) and (4) are not correct.

Asked in: NEET 2024

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