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  1. Ti plasmid (Tumor-inducing plasmid) refers to the plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. A.tumefaciens is a plant pathogen and is known to produce tumors in the plant it infects. Role of Ti plasmid in biotechnology is that Ti plasmid can be modified into a cloning vector by removing the genes responsible for pathogenicity.

  2. Verified by Toppr. In plant genetic engineering, the Ti plasmid can be used to carry foreign genes into plant cells. The Ti plasmid is the disease-causing agent of the soil-borne bacteria Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The Ti plasmid is a natural vector that routinely inserts new DNA into plant cells.

  3. A major characteristic of a Ti plasmid is that it contains, the virulence genes, which enable a copy of one or more segments (T-DNA) of the Ti plasmid be transferred into plant cells, where it can become integrated into the plant genome. Hence, the virulent gene is removed from Ti plasmid to prevent the bacterium from infecting the plants.

  4. 1.A genetically modified Ti plasmid is non pathogenic but able to deliver desirable genes into plant cells. 2.The Ti plasmid depends on the host cell for replicating itself and creating multiple copies. 3.The foreign gene is inserted into the virulence/vir genes of Ti plasmid for transfer and integration into the plant cell.

  5. It can transfer a particular segment of the tumor-inducing (Ti) plasmid into the nucleus of infected cells. The transferred T-DNA is then integrated into the host genome and transcribed with it. This ability of Agrobacterium tumefaciens to transfer the T-DNA in host genome is explored in genetic engineering to transfer the desired DNA segment, carrying the gene of the interest, into genome of selected organisms.

  6. Ti plasmid (Tumour-inducing plasmid) is an extra-chromosomal DNA isolated from Agrobacterium tumefacians. It is used in biotechnology as a cloning vector as it removes the tumor-inducing genes from the host. It helps to insert a foreign gene of interest in the target DNA.

  7. A plasmid called Ti plasmid (tumour inducing plasmid) is present in tumour cells of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, which integrates it tumour causing gene (tRNA) Into the host genome resulting into gall formation in crown region, Ti plasmid Is extensively used in genetic engineering and currently is being used in genetic modification of plants like cotton, tomatoes, potato, rice, maize, etc.

  8. Ti plasmid is a genetically engineered plasmid which has the ability of inducing cell division or tumour formation in plants. The Ti plasmid is formed by modifying the plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens through genetic engineering. The part of Ti plasmid transferred in the plant is T-DNA and this T-DNA is replaced with desired DNA and ...

  9. All of the above. The soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens, transfers the T-DNA part of its Ti plasmid to plant cells, where it is integrated into the genome. Agrobacterium -mediated delivery of plant viral genomes, is employed to monitor early events in T-DNA transfer in dicot plants. Graminaceous monocots are excluded from Agrobacterium's ...

  10. The Ti plasmid is lost when Agrobacterium is grown above 28°C. Such cured bacteria do not induce crown galls, i.e. they become avirulent. pTi and pRi share little sequence homology but are functionally rather similar. The Ti plasmids are classified into different types based on the type of opine produced by their genes.