Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Biotechnology -Principles and Processes

Question:
Which among the following is used to deliver the desirable genes into animal cells ?
Options:
Plasmodium
Retroviruses
Agrobacterium
None of these
Correct Answer:
Retroviruses
Explanation:
Retroviruses have also been disarmed and are now used to deliver desirable genes into animal cells. So, once a gene or a DNA fragment has been ligated into a suitable vector it is transferred into a bacterial, plant or animal host (where it multiplies).