NEETBiologyBiotechnology Principles and ProcessesMCQ+4 / −1
Two microbes found to be very useful in
genetic engineering are-
- ADiplococcus sp.and Pseudomonas sp.
- BVibrio cholerae and a tailed bacteriophage
- CCrown gall bacterium and Caenorhabditis elegans
- DEscherichia coli and Agrobacterium tumefaciens
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Correct answer: D
Escherichia coli is a bacterium found in human colon. On this bacterium scientists have made extensive genetic experiments to make some vital chemicals like insulin. Another bacterium is Agrobacterium tumefaciens which causes crown gall in plants is extensively used for genetic experiments.
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