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Which of the following microbes transform normal plant and animal cells to cancerous cells respectively? |
Thermus aquaticus and Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Retro viruses and Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Retrovirus. Retrovirus and Thermus aquaticus. |
Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Retrovirus. |
Retroviruses in animals have the ability to transform normal cells into cancerous cells. Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a pathogen of several dicot plants is able to deliver a piece of DNA known as 'T-DNA' to transform normal plant cells into tumor and direct these cells to produce the chemicals required by pathogen. |