(a) Why should a bacterium be made ‘competent’ ? (b) Explain the role of ‘microinjection’ and ‘gene gun’ in biotechnology.

Question

Philoid · Accepted Answer

a) Bacterial cell is made competent so that it can take up DNA so that it can be mixed with engineered plasmids so that bacteria can make new proteins

b) MICROINJECTION – is a technique of delivering any foreign DNA into a living cell with the help of a micropipette

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GENE GUN- also called biolistic method

It is a technique of biotechnology ,used in plant biotechnology

It is used to insert the genetic material into the cell by the particles

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(a) Why should a bacterium be made ‘competent’ ?(b) Explain the role of ‘microinjection’ and ‘gene gun’ in biotechnology.

(a) Why should a bacterium be made ‘competent’ ?
(b) Explain the role of ‘microinjection’ and ‘gene gun’ in biotechnology.