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Polyethylene glycol () method is used for:

  1. A
    Biodiesel production
  2. B
    Seedless fruit production
  3. C
    Energy production from sewage
  4. D
    Gene transfer without a vector

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Polyethylene glycol () is a chemical used in direct or vector-less gene transfer. It facilitates the uptake of foreign into host protoplasts by altering the permeability of the cell membrane. It is also used in protoplast fusion.

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Polyethylene glycol () method is used for:
A
Biodiesel production
B
Seedless fruit production
C
Energy production from sewage
D
Gene transfer without a vector

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