Question

Which plasmid of Agrobacterium tumifaciens leads to tumor formation in dicots?

• A. F plasmid
• B. Ti
• C. pUC
• D. pBR

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Ti

• The Ti plasmid in Agrobacterium tumifaciens leads to tumor formation in dicots.

• ‘Ti’ stands for tumor-inducing. It may contain more than one T-DNA region.

• This plasmid is modified and used as a cloning vector.