Researchers can deliver genes into plants by using

a. the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
b. microscopic particles coated with DNA.
c. electric shocks.
d. chemicals.
e. all of these.


Answer: e

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What is the unifying principle of the biological sciences?

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