The Ti plasmid is crucial to genetic engineering in plants. The key feature of the Ti plasmid is that it

A) uses the CRISPR/Cas system to edit the plant genome.
B) only replicates in bacterial cells.
C) uses zinc finger nucleases (TALENs) to edit the plant genome.
D) leads to insertion of a part of the plasmid DNA into the plant cell chromosomal DNA.
E) acts as an artificial chromosome within plant cells.


Answer: D

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