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Tobacco leaf discs are transferred with Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain containing binary vector (GUS as reporter gene) with selectable marker neo (kanamycin resistance gene) and then regenerated to plants. The plants are kanamycin resistant, but leaf tissues are negative to GUS assay. The explanation is

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Plant Biotechnology MCQ: Tobacco leaf discs are transferred with Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain containing binary vector (GUS as reporter gene) with selectable marker neo (kanamycin resistance gene) and then regenerated to plants. The plants are kanamycin resistant, but leaf tissues are negative to GUS assay. The explanation is | Extra Education