The "Ti plasmid" of Agrobacterium tumefaciens stands for
- Tumour inhibiting plasmid
- Tumor independent plasmid
- Tumor inducing plasmid
- Temperature independent plasmid
Answer
(3) Tumor inducing plasmid
Solution
Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a pathogen of dicot plants, transfers a piece of DNA (T-DNA) into the plant cell and transforms normal cells into tumour cells. Hence its plasmid is called the Ti (tumor inducing) plasmid; in its disarmed form it is used as a cloning vector.
Answer: (3)