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Biology Biotechnology Principles and Processes Previous Year Questions Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 12, 2026

Two microbes found to be very useful in genetic engineering are –

A
Escherichia coli and Agrobacterium tumefaciens
B
Vibrio cholerae and a tailed bacteriophage
C
Diplococcus sp. and Pseudomonas sp.
D
Crown gall bacterium and Caenorhabditis elegans

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• Escherichia coli is widely used as a host for cloning and gene expression.

• Agrobacterium tumefaciens is used as a natural genetic engineer of plants via Ti plasmid.

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