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Elden [556K]
3 years ago
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What is plasmid? How is a plasmid used in gene splicing?​

Biology
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Lostsunrise [7]3 years ago
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A plasmid is a small, circular, double-stranded DNA molecule that is distinct from a cell's chromosomal DNA. Plasmids naturally exist in bacterial cells, and they also occur in some eukaryotes. Often, the genes carried in plasmids provide bacteria with genetic advantages, such as antibiotic resistance.

A gene is spliced by assembling different gene segments and DNA sequences into a product called a chimera. Scientists join these snippets in a circular piece of DNA called a plasmid. Scientists use a complex process to clone genes from an organism's DNA.

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