Which of the following statements about the modified Ti plasmid used to make transgenic plants is NOT accurate?
A. It is derived from a plasmid found in the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
B. It causes crown gall formation.
C. It contains a screenable marker gene.
D. It contains a T-DNA region that integrates into the plant cell's genome.
E. It contains unique restriction enzyme recognition sites for inserting a gene of interest.
B. It causes crown gall formation.
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a. stem cells b. endoderm c. ectoderm d. blastomeres e. mesoderm
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