Mention the type of host cells suitable for the gene guns to introduce an alien DNA.
Plant cells are considered suitable for the gene guns to introduce an alien DNA.
Which of the following is true for Golden rice?
It is pest resistant, with a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis
It is drought tolerant, developed using Agrobacterium vector
It has yellow grains, because of a gene introduced from a primitive variety of rice
It is Vitamin A enriched, with a gene from daffodil
State how Agrobacterium tumifaciens has been made a useful cloning vector to transfer DNA to plant cells.
What triggers activation of protoxin to active Bt toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis in boll worm?
Moist surface of midgut
Alkaline pH of gut
Acidic pH of stomach
Body temperature
How are 'sticky ends' formed on a DNA strand? Why are they so called?