Biotechnology : Principles and Processes
Agrobacterium tumefaciens cause the crown gall disease in most of the dicotyledonous plants. These bacteria contain large tumors inducing plasmid (Ti–plasmids) . A part called T-DNA of this Ti plasmid is transferred to the host which transforms the normal plant cells into tumor cells and directs them to produce chemicals needed by the pathogen . The gene transfer and transformation is brought about naturally without any artificial methods thus 'Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation' is said to be Natural genetic engineering of plants.
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