AIIMS2005Zoology-Genetic Engineering
AIIMS 2005 Zoology Agrobacterium Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-conceptual-Medium-Class 12
Assertion : Agrobacterium tumefaciens is popular in genetic engineering because this bacterium is associated with the roots of all cereal and pulse crops.
Reason : A gene incorporated in the bacterial chromosomal genome gets automatically transferred to the crop with which the bacterium is associated.
A
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
B
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C
If assertion is true but reason is false.
D
If both assertion and reason are false.
Correct Answer
Option D
Detailed Explanation
Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a gram negative non sporing, motile, rod shaped bacterium, closely related to Rhizobium.
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