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Which organism causes a reduction in yield of tobacco plants by infecting their roots?
Which organism causes a reduction in yield of tobacco plants by infecting their roots?
- Viruses
- Meloidegyne incognitia (correct)
- Transposons
- Agrobacterium
What is the process of silencing a specific mRNA due to a complementary dsRNA molecule called?
What is the process of silencing a specific mRNA due to a complementary dsRNA molecule called?
- Replication
- Transcription
- Translation
- RNA interference (correct)
What is the consequence of introducing nematode-specific genes into a host plant using Agrobacterium vectors?
What is the consequence of introducing nematode-specific genes into a host plant using Agrobacterium vectors?
- Increased yield of the host plant
- Silencing of specific mRNA in the host plant (correct)
- Resistance to viral infections
- Enhanced growth of the nematode
