Which of the following statements is not true?
$I.$ $DNA$, being a hydrophilic molecule, cannot pass through cell membranes.
$II.$ $Agrobacterium$ $tumefaciens$ delivers a piece of $DNA$ known as $'T-DNA'$ in the $Ti$ plasmid, which transforms normal plant cells into tumour cells to produce chemicals against pathogens.
$III.$ Retrovirus, adenovirus, and papillomavirus are also now used as cloning vectors in animals because of their ability to transform normal cells into cancerous cells.
$IV.$ In genetic engineering, $DNA$ from different sources are cut with the same restriction enzymes so that both $DNA$ fragments have the same kind of sticky ends.
Choose the correct option.

  • A
    $Only\; I$
  • B
    $Only\; II$
  • C
    $Only\; III$
  • D
    $Only\; IV$

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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Match the Column-$I$ with Column-$II$:
Column-$I$ Column-$II$
$(a)$ $K$.$C$. Mehta $(i)$ Fluid mosaic model
$(b)$ $P$. Maheshwari $(ii)$ First recombinant plasmid
$(c)$ Cohen and Boyer $(iii)$ Haploid culture
$(d)$ Singer and Nicolson $(iv)$ Rust disease

Assertion : $Agrobacterium$ $tumefaciens$ is popular in genetic engineering because this bacterium is associated with the roots of all cereal and pulse crops.
Reason : $A$ gene incorporated in the bacterial chromosomal genome gets automatically transferred to the crop with which the bacterium is associated.

Match the columns:
Column-$I$Column-$II$
$(a)$ Ethidium Bromide$(i)$ Agrobacterium
$(b)$ Ti plasmid$(ii)$ Tetracycline
$(c)$ $PvuI$$(iii)$ Gel electrophoresis
$(iv)$ Ampicillin

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