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What are the circular DNA molecules used to perform in genetic experiments in bacteria?
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Those are called plasmids. They contain sequences of DNA, cut by restriction enzymes, then put together in a ring using ligase.
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What are many genetic engineering experimentsare performed in bacteria using circular DNA molecules called?
D. plasmids
If the genetic material of a cell is organized in a single circular chromosome the organism is .?
a bacteria
Tetracycline is used in genetic engineerin experiments as a way to?
Produce stronger strains of bacteria
What scientist conducted tests on extracts made of bacteria to show that genetic material in bacteria is DNA?
It is not Hershey and Chase !! It is Oswald Avery that conducted these experiments!
What did Hershey and Chase find through their experiments with virus-infected bacteria?
The genetic mateial is made of DNA and not of proteins
What is the source of most plasmids used in genetic engineering?
plasmids are circular chains of DNA found in bacteria. genetic engineers remove the plasmids out of the bacteria and use enzyme to cut them where they want it cut. after they manipulate the plasmid, they reinsert into the bacteria to observe the changes that were made.The bacteria is usually the source of most of the plasmids that are used in genetic engineering.
What scientist conducted tests on extracts made of bacteria to show that the genetic material in bacteria is DNA?
It is not Hershey and Chase !! It is Oswald Avery that conducted these experiments!
Outside the nucleus what is one structure where genetic material is stored in an animal cell?
The mitochondria contain their own genetic material, in the form of circular chromosomes (like those of bacteria).
What is a small single celled organisms that do not contain nuclei?
These are called prokaryotes or bacteria and do not contain a nucleus. The genetic material of bacteria is contained in a single, circular chain of DNA.
What Genetic engineering can be accomplished in bacteria using?
Genetic engineering involves the use of recombinant DNA technology, the process by which a DNA sequence is manipulated in vitro, thus creating recombinant DNA molecules that have new combinations of genetic material
What is bacterial genetics?
Bacterial genetics is the study of the genetics of bacteria. Their genetic structure is circular rather than arranged in chromosomes like ours.
Is genetic material circular?
Our genetic material is stored in outlet DNA, which is spiral shaped, jot necessarily circular.
