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When genes transfer the tra gene nicks the DNA at its origin of transfer creating a pilus so the chromosome (which contains the gene) can transfer to the other DNA.

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When is a plasmid considered a recombinant plasmid?

When the original function of the gene in the plasmid is altered or another gene is inserted in the non- coding region of the plasmid is called the recombinant plasmid.


What would be the advantages of inserting into a plasmid gene with a highly visible phenotype?

Inserting a plasmid gene into the organism gives us three situation that one is the foreign cell may not pick up the plasmid the second chance is it is picked up may not expressed and in the third case it is expressed and therefore you can have the gene of interest. This is the one main advantage of studying the gene of interest by inserting a plasmid gene.


Why is ampicillin added to the pound medium?

Ampicillin is an antibiotic that is usually used as a reporter gene in cloning. A plasmid containing the ampicillin resistance gene (as well as another target gene within the plasmid) is introduced into the bacterial host. If the bacterium has taken up the plasmid and is expressing the plasmid, it will be resistant to ampicillin. LB is used as a growth medium and ampicillin to verify the plasmid is within the bactrium. No growth means no plasmid in the bacterial host...


What is the difference between the original plasmid and the recombinant plasmid?

Orginal Plasmids are extra chromosomal genetic material present in eukaryotes and some prokaryotes.Recombinant plasmids contain a gene of intrest ie,individual gene carrying a specific function can be inserted in to a specific site on original plasmid in cell culture via transformation.So the recombinant plasmid contain both gene of intrest and native genes.


What is the term for a plasmid that contains a foreign gene?

Recombiant DNA

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When is a plasmid considered a recombinant plasmid?

When the original function of the gene in the plasmid is altered or another gene is inserted in the non- coding region of the plasmid is called the recombinant plasmid.


What would be the advantages of inserting into a plasmid gene with a highly visible phenotype?

Inserting a plasmid gene into the organism gives us three situation that one is the foreign cell may not pick up the plasmid the second chance is it is picked up may not expressed and in the third case it is expressed and therefore you can have the gene of interest. This is the one main advantage of studying the gene of interest by inserting a plasmid gene.


Why is ampicillin added to the pound medium?

Ampicillin is an antibiotic that is usually used as a reporter gene in cloning. A plasmid containing the ampicillin resistance gene (as well as another target gene within the plasmid) is introduced into the bacterial host. If the bacterium has taken up the plasmid and is expressing the plasmid, it will be resistant to ampicillin. LB is used as a growth medium and ampicillin to verify the plasmid is within the bactrium. No growth means no plasmid in the bacterial host...


What is the difference between the original plasmid and the recombinant plasmid?

Orginal Plasmids are extra chromosomal genetic material present in eukaryotes and some prokaryotes.Recombinant plasmids contain a gene of intrest ie,individual gene carrying a specific function can be inserted in to a specific site on original plasmid in cell culture via transformation.So the recombinant plasmid contain both gene of intrest and native genes.


What is the term for a plasmid that contains a foreign gene?

Recombiant DNA


When plasmids are used to produce a desired protein what happens?

the desired gene is inserted into the plasmid and the plasmid is returned to the bacterium by transformation.


What would happen if you cut both the jellyfish glo gene and puc18 plasmid with the ecor1 restriction enzyme?

If there is a EcoR1 site in either the middle of the Glo gene, or in the middle of the selectable marker site in the plasmid, it would likely disable either Glo, or the plasmid.


Why must you use an enzyme that will not cut anywhere within the gene that you are inserting into a plasmid?

If you are trying to take a gene from a DNA strand and put insert it into a plasmid, you wouldn't want a restriction enzyme to cut that gene up, or else it would be pretty useless. In other words, you need an enzyme or two that cuts outside that gene so that it can be functional after it's inserted into a plasmid. After your gene of interest is inserted into a plasmid, the plasmid can be put back into a bacterium, then you could genetically engineer plants with it or let the bacterium reproduce and produce many copies of a protein that you had wanted to make in the first place.


What is an extra loop of DNA that contains antibiotic resistance what gene?

Plasmid


What type of gene is used to distinguish bacteria that carry a plasmid containing foreign DNA from those that don' t?

The plasmid that contains foreign DNA is engineered to also carry an antibiotic resistance gene. This antibiotic resistance gene codes for a protein that is able to inactivate an antibiotic thus keeping the cell alive. In the absence of the antibiotic resistance gene, the cells would not survive when exposed to an antibiotic. After transfection (the process of inserting the plasmid carrying the foreign gene into cells), the cells are gown in media containing an antibiotic. Cells that contain the plasmid (and therefore contain the antibiotic resistance gene) are able to survive in this medium. Cells that do not contain the plasmid (and therefore lack the antibiotic resistance gene) do not survive in this medium. The process described above is called selection


Can plasmid DNA be used for 16srRNA amplification?

The 16s rRNA genes (rDNA) exist on genomic DNA. Therefore, plasmid has nothing to do with its amplification. However, if the 16s rRNA gene is cloned into the plasmid, it can be amplified.


Which enzyme should she use to join the sticky ends of the gene and the plasmid?

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