Recombinant Ti plasmids allow for
A)the transfer of a transgene from the plasmid in Agrobacterium to a plant cell.
B)transfer of plant DNA to Agrobacterium.
C)the transfer of DNA between two Agrobacterium cells.
D)the transfer of the plasmid from Agrobacterium to E.coli.

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Recombinant Ti plasmids are engineered versions of the naturally occurring Ti (tumor-inducing) plasmids found in Agrobacterium tumefaciens. They have been modified to remove the genes responsible for causing tumors in plants, while retaining the ability to transfer DNA into plant cells. This makes them useful tools in plant genetic engineering, where they are used to introduce new genes (transgenes) into plant cells, thereby creating genetically modified plants with desirable traits.

Recombinant Ti Plasmids Allow for