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Match the organism with its use in biotechnology.
| Column - I | Column - II |
| :--- | :--- |
| (a) Bacillus thuringiensis | (i) Cloning vector |
| (b) Thermus aquaticus | (ii) Construction of first rDNA molecule |
| (c) Agrobacterium tumefaciens | (iii) DNA polymerase |
| (d) Salmonella typhimurium | (iv) Cry proteins |

  1. A
    (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
  2. B
    (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
  3. C
    (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
  4. D
    (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Bacillus thuringiensis: Source of Cry proteins (Bt toxin).
Thermus aquaticus: Source of Taq DNA polymerase used in PCR.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens: Used as a cloning vector for plants (Ti plasmid).

Salmonella typhimurium: Used by Cohen and Boyer for the construction of the first rDNA molecule.

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Match the organism with its use in biotechnology.
| Column - I | Column - II |
| :--- | :--- |
| (a) Bacillus thuringiensis | (i) Cloning vector |
| (b) Thermus aquaticus | (ii) Construction of first rDNA molecule |
| (c) Agrobacterium tumefaciens | (iii) DNA polymerase |
| (d) Salmonella typhimurium | (iv) Cry proteins |
A
(a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
B
(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
C
(a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
D
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

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