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Which of these single celled organisms are often used as hosts in genetic engineering?
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∙ 11y ago
According to the link below,
Escherichia coli (a bacterium),
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast),
Dictyostelium discoideum (slime mold),
Drosophila melanogaster (a fruit fly),
Caenorhabditis elegans (a soil roundworm),
Brachydanio danio (zebrafish),
Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog),
Arabidopsis thaliana (a mustard weed),
Zea mays (maize, or corn),
and Mus musculus (mouse).
Others include sea slugs, seaurchins, cyanobacteria, Chlamydomonas (an alga), puffer fish, Tetrahymena (a protozoan), and rats
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agothe most common host for genetic engineering is most probably Escherichia coli ( E.coli) it is considered the model organism for genetic engineering.
The reason being it is of shorter base pairs, presence of non- coding sequences and rapidly multipying.
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∙ 11y agobacteria
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∙ 12y agobacteria
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What is genetic transformation of an organism?
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Who is paying for genetic engineering?
When it's done in a lab? In an academic lab it's the funding body (usually a charity or a wing of government). In industry that it would be the company itself. When it's done naturally? The parents, who end up with identical twins instead of a single baby.
What are the genetic traits of Vincent and Anton in the movie Gattaca?
Vincent Freeman is conceived and born without the aid of this technology. His parents regret this, and his younger brother, Anton, is conceived with the aid of genetic engineering. Growing up, their father clearly favors Anton, the stronger, taller and more perfect son.
Which mutation results in a single missing letter in the genetic code?
frameshift mutation: deletion
Which of these single-celled organisms are often used as hosts in genetic engineering?
Possibly,Escherichia coli
Do single celled organisms grow any bigger then one cell?
No. Their genetic makeup is such that they will only be single-celled.
Is bacteria single or multicellular?
Usually Bacteria is unicellular, but in some cases multicellular.
Bacteria are single celled organisms?
yes bacteria is a single celled organisms.
Why does cell division take place in single cell organisms?
Cell division takes place in single-celled organisms to reproduce and pass on genetic information.
Which characteristic descride all protist?
They are all single celled organisms with genetic material contained in a nucleus.
What is a group of single celled organisms?
what is the group of mainly single celled organisms called
Generally are single celled organisms?
Amoebas are single celled organisms. They do not have any particular shape. Another group of single-celled organisms like amoebas are protists.
Is bacteria single-celled or multi-celled?
Bacteria are single-celled organisms.
Are single celled animals and single celled organisms different?
"unicellular"
Are there more single-celled or multi-celled organisms on earth?
multi-celled organisms have more than 1 cell.But a singe-celled organism does not.
What are the example of protist?
The kingdom Protista contain all single celled organisms. Examples are: protozoans (animal-like single celled organisms) and algae (plant-like single celled organisms).
