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Match the organism with its use in biotechnology.

List I (a) Bacillus thuringiensis (b) Thermus aquaticus (c) Agrobacterium tumefaciens (d) Salmonella typhimurium

List II (i) Cloning vector (ii) Construction of first rDNA molecule (iii) DNA polymerase (iv) Cry proteins

A

(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

B

(a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)

C

(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

D

(a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)

Step-by-Step Solution

  1. Bacillus thuringiensis is the source of Cry proteins (Bt toxin) used to create pest-resistant plants .
  2. Thermus aquaticus is the source of thermostable DNA polymerase (Taq polymerase) used in PCR .
  3. Agrobacterium tumefaciens is used as a cloning vector to deliver genes of interest into plants .
  4. Salmonella typhimurium was the organism used to isolate the native plasmid for the construction of the first recombinant DNA molecule .
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