Chapter 20: Q20-3TYU. (page 439)
Plants are more readily manipulated by genetic engineering than are animals because
(A) plant genes do not contain introns.
(B) more vectors are available for transferring recombinant
DNA into plant cells.
(C) a somatic plant cell can often give rise to a complete
plant.
(D) plant cells have larger nuclei.
Short Answer
(A) The option 鈥減lant genes do not contain introns鈥 is false.
(B) The option 鈥渕ore vectors are available for transferring recombinant DNA into plant cells鈥 is false.
(C) The option 鈥渁 somatic plant cell can often give rise to a complete plant鈥 is true.
(D)The option 鈥減lant cells have larger nuclei鈥 is false.