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The transformation of plant tissues by the soil bacteria Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Agrobacterium rhizogenes results in tumor formation or a callus with excessive root formation, respectively. These processes are associated with the incorporation of bacterial plasmid DNA (T-DNA), into the genome of the host plant. Much effort is underway to utilize these processes to incorporate useful genes into plants by using the bacterial plasmid as a transformation vector. In order for the processes to be useful, it is necessary to have a procedure whereby normal fertile plants can be generated from the tumor tissue with retention of the foreign genes.
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Gordon, M.P. (1983). Reversal of Plant Tumor Formation. In: Lurquin, P.F., Kleinhofs, A. (eds) Genetic Engineering in Eukaryotes. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 61. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4493-3_15
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