Summary:
An experiment to determine whether a plant can equally form tumours as animals do when infected by Agrobacterium tumefaciens and what effect does it have on plant anatomy and physiology revealed that Kalachoe sp. plants infected with Agrobacterium tumefaciens sp. (B6S3) were became tumourous, as expected. But to our surprise, simple roots also formed from the tumour itself.
XV. GIMNAZIJA
IB Diploma Program
Jordanovac 8
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
EXTENDED ESSAY:
The Consequences of Transforming Plant Cells by Agrobacterium tumefaciens sp. (B6S3) in Task to Produce Crown Gall Tumour
Candidate Name: Zahida Sultana Khan
Candidate Code: D 0618 017
Supervisor: Mihaela Marceljak, B.Sc.
Subject: Biology HL
Best Language: English
Session: May 2005
Word Count: 3,995
ABSTRACT
By studying cells, we learned that there are only minor differences between plant and animal cell structures. It became apparent to us that if it is possible for a tumour to grow in animal cells, then it might also occur in plant cells. To confirm such line of thoughts, we chose to research on plant physiology for the extended essay.
This project was designed to answer the question, "Can a plant equally form tumours as animals do when infected by Agrobacterium tumefaciens sp. (B6S3), and if yes, what affect does it have on.....
This is a free excerpt of 135 words. There are 4,425 words (approx.
15 pages at 300 words per page) in the full essay.
Read the rest of this Essay with our Transforming Plant Cells by Agrobacterium Tumefaciens Access Pass.
