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Biotechnology: Principles and Processes — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology: Principles and Processes1 Mark
MCQ
Plants are more readily manipulated by genetic engineering than are animals because :
  • A
    Recombinant genes can be inserted into plant cells by microinjection
  • ✓
    A somatic plant cell can grow into a complete plant
  • C
    More vectors are available for transferring recombinant $\text{DNA}$ into plant cells
  • D
    Plant genes do not contain introns
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Answer

Correct option: B.
A somatic plant cell can grow into a complete plant
Plants have the ability to grow into a complete plant from a single cell.
While animals are only produced by their species and reproduction.
Hence, they are more readily manipulated by genetic engineering than an animal.

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