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Genes into Plants Using the Ti-plasmid
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1Cloned genes are first inserted within the _____ to generate a transgenic plant.
A)the Agrobacterium genome
B)the plant genome
C)the Ti plasmid
D)chloroplasts of the plant



2The cloned gene of interest is inserted where in the Ti plasmid?
A)just prior to the T-DNA
B)within the T-DNA
C)anywhere in the plasmid
D)cloned genes are not inserted into the plasmid



3Using this procedure, it is possible to produce a transgenic plant that contains the gene of interest ________.
A)in the original cell only
B)in the tumors
C)in all of the cells of the plant
D)none of the above



4In the natural world, the T-DNA of the Ti plasmid is used to form a tumor on a plant.
A)True
B)False



5To form a transgenic plant, researchers would select those plants that have had tumors created by an Agrobacterium tumefaciens infection.
A)True
B)False







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