Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10.L2, Problem 4CT
Trace the genetic steps in the development of a peanut plant that is resistant to insect larvae (table 10.3). (Hint: Yon need to use Agrobacterium.)
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