Which of the following mechanisms uses high-velocity microprojectiles, coated with DNA, to produce a transgenic plant?
A) A. tumefaciens
B) Electroporation
C) Microinjection
D) Biolistic gene transfer

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Biolistic gene transfer uses high-velocity microprojectiles, coated with DNA, to shoot DNA directly into the plant cells, producing a transgenic plant. A. tumefaciens utilizes a natural bacterial infection process to transfer DNA into the plant genome. Electroporation uses electrical currents to create temporary pores in the cell membrane to allow DNA uptake, and microinjection involves manually injecting DNA into individual cells.

Which of the Following Mechanisms Uses High-Velocity Microprojectiles, Coated with DNA