What is a disadvantage of the current use of transgenic anitbody fragments to induce resistance to the herbicide picloram?
A. Each antibody molecule can neutralize only one herbicide molecule
B. Picloram is an auxinic herbicide, thus the antibodies will neutralize endogenous auxin
C. The antibodies induce morphological defects (e.g. epinasty)
D. The antibodies are quickly degraded by host enzymes, so they have little effect on picloram
Answer: Option A
Related Questions on Agricultural Biotechnology
Disease causing organisms are identified by using
A. MAb's
B. Gene transfer
C. DNA probes
D. Microprojectiles
The bond between suger and nitrogenous base in case of DNA is known as
A. Glycosidic bond
B. Phosphodiester bond
C. Peptide bond
D. None fo these
A. Anaerobic in nature
B. Aerobic in nature
C. Micro aerophillic in nature
D. Saprophitic in nature

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