NEET 2010 · Class 12

Biotechnology: Principles and Processes

Which one of the following is used as vector for cloning genes into higher organisms?

  1. (A)Baculovirus
  2. (B)Salmonella typhimurium
  3. (C)Rhizopus nigricans
  4. (D)Retrovirus

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Similarly, retroviruses have also been disarmed and are now used to deliver desirable genes into animal cells.

Chapter
Biotechnology: Principles and Processes
Section
9.2 Tools of Recombinant DNA Technology
Page
9
Words matched
17 of 17

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that retroviruses are used to deliver desirable genes into animal cells, which directly answers the MCQ about vectors for cloning genes into higher organisms.

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