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प्रश्न
Explain the role of ‘microinjection’ and ‘gene gun’ in biotechnology
उत्तर
Roles of ‘microinjection’ & ‘gene gun’ in biotechnology
Micro-injection, recombinant DNA is directly injected into the nucleus of an animal cell.
Cells are bombarded with high velocity micro-particles of gold or tungsten coated with DNA in a method known as biolistics or gene gun.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why must a cell be made ‘competent’ in biotechnology experiments? How does calcium ion help in doing so?
Mention the type of host cells suitable for the gene guns to introduce an alien DNA.
Write the steps you would suggest to be undertaken to obtain a foreign-gene-product.
State the role of “biolistic gun” in biotechnology experiments.
Explain the roles of the following with the help of an example each in recombinant DNA technology :
Plasmids
Why should a bacterium be made ‘competent’ ?
For transformation, micro particles coated with DNA to be bombarded with gene gun are made up of ______.
Non viral and non vector methods are sometimes used to transfer genes or alien DNA into a plant cell. Explain one such method used in genetic engineering.
