Question

Prokaryotes will take up foreign DNA.. how is this characteristic used in genetic engineering

Answer 1

This characteristic is used for inserting the recombinant vector into the bacteria during the process of DNA cloning. DNA cloning is a molecular biology technique (genetic engineering) that makes many identical copies of a piece of DNA, for example, gene. That target DNA sequence (gene) is inserted into a circular piece of DNA called a plasmid and introduced into bacteria via process called transformation.