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Question
You have identified a useful gene in bacteria. Make a flow chart of the steps that you would follow to transfer this gene to a plant.
Solution
After identifying a useful gene in bacteria the following steps should be undertaken
(1) Isolation of useful gene using Restriction Endonucleases
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(2) Transferring the gene to a suitable vector to create a recombinant DNA molecule
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(3) Transfer of these recombinant DNA molecules to the target cells
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(4) Screening of cells for transformation
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(5) Selection of transformed cells
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(6) Regeneration of plants from the transformed cells to get transgenic plants.
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