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Title: Bacteriophages are used as vectors in genetic engineering to insert new genes in Post by: xomand23 on Dec 27, 2014 Bacteriophages are used as vectors in genetic engineering to insert new genes into bacteria. Describe the process that makes this genetic recombination possible.
Title: Re: why genetic recombination is possible Post by: padre on Dec 27, 2014 Bacteriophages are viruses that attach to cell membranes and integrate DNA (genes)into host cells, which give it the strengths of the disease sharing the DNA (transduction). During genetic engineering, scientists combine genes from different sources and transfer the recombinant DNA into cells where it is expressed and replicated. Scientists do this by splicing the recombinant DNA into the bacteriophage's DNA. The bacteriophages then carry out transduction.
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