Q. The process of RNA interference has been used in the development of plants resistant to
A) Insects
B) Nematodes
C) Fungi
D) Viruses
Explanation
[Solution from source] Using Agrobacterium vectors, nematode-specific genes were introduced into tobacco so that the plant makes dsRNA that silences a vital mRNA of the nematode Meloidogyne incognita. The parasite then cannot survive in the transgenic host, giving nematode-resistant plants. Answer (2).
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