Plants Are More Readily Manipulated by Genetic Engineering Than Are

question 12

Multiple Choice

Plants are more readily manipulated by genetic engineering than are animals because

• A) plant genes do not contain introns.
• B) more vectors are available for transferring recombinant DNA into plant cells.
• C) a somatic plant cell can often give rise to a complete plant.
• D) genes can be inserted into plant cells by microinjection.
• E) plant cells have larger nuclei.

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