How Is DNA Introduced into Plants Using the Ti Plasmid

question 35

Multiple Choice

How is DNA introduced into plants using the Ti plasmid?

• A) The gene of interest remains in the Ti plasmid after the plasmid has transformed the plant, and the gene is expressed in the plant.
• B) The Ti plasmid inserts the gene of interest directly into the plant's nuclear DNA.
• C) The entire Ti plasmid including the gene of interest is inserted into the plant's nuclear DNA.
• D) The Ti plasmid inserts the foreign DNA into the plant's chloroplast DNA.
• E) The Ti plasmid inserts the foreign DNA into the plant's mitochondrial DNA.

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Definitions:

Integral Protein

A type of membrane protein that is permanently attached to the biological membrane, playing critical roles in transport and signal transduction.

Chromosomes Condense

The process by which chromosomes become shorter and thicker, making them visible under a microscope, typically occurring during cell division.

Spindle Fibers

Filaments formed during cell division that help segregate chromosomes into the daughter cells.

Cytokinesis

The process during cell division in which the cytoplasm of a single eukaryotic cell is divided to form two daughter cells.