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It is my understanding that often eukariotic (multicellular organisms like humans) genes do not "work"(that is, cannot be translated) in prokariotes(bacteria) because bacteria are very very simple compaired to eukaria. Eukaria have complecated structures and mechanisms for the transcription and translation of DNA, bacteria only have plasmids and ribosomes. However, we have been able to get bacteria to use some human genes, most notably the gene to make insulin. Because eukariotic DNA has introns(random, useless segments of DNA) that are removed by special machinery before it is transcribed, scientists must remove all of the introns before inserting the DNA into the bacteria. They do this by obtaining mRNA from a human before it is transcribed in the ribosome, and using the enzyme reverse transcriptase(an enzyme in retroviruses such as HIV) to reverse transcribe the mRNA into cDNA("complementary" DNA that does not contain introns). cDNA can be spliced into a bacterium, and we can often make the genes "work" in bacteria. To answer the question, the genetic code is the same in every organism, so we can make human genes work in bacteria.
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Can bacteria express human genes?
Yes, bacteria can be genetically modified to express human genes. This is commonly done in biotechnology and genetic engineering for purposes such as protein production, drug development, and studying genetic diseases. The human genes are inserted into bacterial cells, which then produce the corresponding human proteins.
How does genetic engineering use bacteria to produce human genes?
The best example of this is Insulin produced in E.coli and this is carried out by recombinant DNA technology wherein the desired gene of interest in inserted into a vector system and then into host cell.
Viruses frequently infect bacteria and insert new genes into the genetic material of the bacteria When these infected bacteria reproduce asexually which genes would most likely be passed on?
The genes that are inserted by the virus into the bacteria's genetic material would most likely be passed on during asexual reproduction. This can lead to the spread of the viral genes to the bacteria's offspring.
Are hox genes found in bacteria?
Hox genes are a hallmark of multicellular life and are not found in bacteria. Hox genes are just one type of a larger family of gene called "homeobox genes" (watch out, they sound similar!). Bacteria have genes that resemble homeobox genes (Kant et al. 2002) but they're only distantly related to those in multicellular life (Derelle, 2007), and definitely don't have Hox genes. Both plants and animals have homeobox genes, including the subset called Hox genes. The homeobox genes were first found in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and have subsequently been identified in many other species, from insects to reptiles and mammals.Homeobox genes were previously only identified in bilateria but recently cnidaria have also been found to contain homeobox domains and the "missing link" in the evolution between the two has been identified.Homeobox genes have even been found in fungi, for example the unicellular yeasts, and in plants.But no evidence of hox genes are found in bacteria
How many genes does the average human possess?
The average human possesses around 20,000 to 25,000 genes.
Can bacteria express human genes?
Yes, bacteria can be genetically modified to express human genes. This is commonly done in biotechnology and genetic engineering for purposes such as protein production, drug development, and studying genetic diseases. The human genes are inserted into bacterial cells, which then produce the corresponding human proteins.
The use of genetic engineering to transfer human genes into bacteria?
This results in bacteria expressing human proteins or genes.
All bacteria can express foreign genes at the same rate?
False
Do genes predict everything about a person why?
yes because genes have the ability to express the traits in human
Scientists have successfully transformed bacteria with human genes Describe one current use of the technology in medicine?
Human genes can be inserted into a bacteria and produce large numbers of human proteins on an industrial state!!
How does genetic engineering use bacteria to produce human genes?
The best example of this is Insulin produced in E.coli and this is carried out by recombinant DNA technology wherein the desired gene of interest in inserted into a vector system and then into host cell.
Why can Bacteria are able to produce human proteins?
They reproduce quickly, so they often produce much of the desired protein in a short time.
The fact that human genes inserted into bacteria produce proteins shows that shows that humans are trangenic organisms TRUE OR FALSE?
True. When human genes are inserted into bacteria and produce proteins, it demonstrates that genetic material from humans has been introduced into another organism, making the bacteria transgenic.
What are genes How do they differ from bacteria?
some genes are skinny some are boot cut but bacteria are bacteria
Which molecule from humans is inserted into bacteria to cause them to produce insulin?
The human gene that codes for insulin is inserted into bacteria to produce insulin. The gene is typically inserted into a plasmid vector, which allows the bacteria to express the human insulin gene and produce insulin. This technique is used in biotechnology to create recombinant bacteria that can produce insulin for medical use.
What is an example of a transgenic organisms?
A transgenic organisms has one or more genes from another organism inserted into its genome.Transgenic bacteria with the gene for human insulin make human insulin that is used to treat people with Diabetes.
Viruses frequently infect bacteria and insert new genes into the genetic material of the bacteria When these infected bacteria reproduce asexually which genes would most likely be passed on?
The genes that are inserted by the virus into the bacteria's genetic material would most likely be passed on during asexual reproduction. This can lead to the spread of the viral genes to the bacteria's offspring.
