Q. Polyethylene glycol method is used for:
A) Biodiesel production
B) Seedless fruit production
C) Energy production from sewage
D) Gene transfer without a vector
Explanation
[Solution from source] Polyethylene glycol (PEG) makes plant protoplast membranes permeable or fuse, so naked DNA can be taken up directly; it is a vectorless (direct) gene transfer method. It has nothing to do with biodiesel or seedless fruits. Answer (4).
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