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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
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Assertion (A) Agrobacterium tumefaciens is popular in genetic engineering because this bacterium is associated with the stems of all cereal and pulse crops.
Reason (R) Using Agrobacterium as vector, the genes can be transferred in biotechnological techniques.
Reason (R) Using Agrobacterium as vector, the genes can be transferred in biotechnological techniques.
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Correct option: D
If A is false, but R is true
Option D is correct because the Assertion is false, as Agrobacterium tumefaciens is not associated with all cereal and pulse crops, but the Reason is true, as Agrobacterium is indeed used as a vector in genetic engineering.
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