CBSE 2024 · Region 4 · Set 3 · Q23 · 3 marks
How has the use of Agrobacterium as vector helped in controlling Meloidogyne incognita infestation in tobacco plants ? Explain in correct sequence.
Marking-scheme solution
Nematode – Specific genes were introduced into the host plant (tobacco) by using Agrobacterium vectors, the introduction of DNA produced both sense and antisense RNA in the host cells, these two RNA’s being complimentary to each other formed a dsRNA, that initiated RNAi, and thus silenced the specific mRNA of the nematode, and thereby controlled the infestation.
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