What is the purpose of introducing recombinant DNA plasmids into bacterial cells?

What will be an ideal response?


As the cells divide, they replicate the plasmids and sometimes produce collectible quantities of protein from the recombinant plasmid.

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In which type of genetic situation will one allele of a gene pair not fully dominate over the other allele?

a. Incomplete dominance b. Sex-linked c. Codominance d. Dihybrid e. Monohybrid

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In prokaryotes that carry out aerobic respiration, the ________ serves the same purpose as the inner mitochondrial membrane and the ________ serves the same purpose as the mitochondrial matrix

A) ribosomes; plasma membrane B) cytoplasm; plasma membrane C) cytoplasm; cell wall D) cytoplasm; nucleoid E) plasma membrane; cytoplasm

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The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum visible to the human eye is known as ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Transgenic organisms

A) contain cells from other organisms. B) contain genetically engineered microbes. C) are the same as clones. D) contain genes from other organisms. E) have genomes that have been sequenced completely.

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