Question

Name the gall producing bacterium and the plasmid which can be conveniently used to produce transgenics.

Answer 1

Answer:

plasmid The only vectors routinely used to produce transgenic plants are derived from a soil bacterium called Agrobacterium tumefaciens. This bacterium causes what is known as crown gall disease, in which the infected plant produces uncontrolled growths (tumors, or galls), normally at the base (crown) of the plant