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प्रश्न
A bacterial cell was transformed with a recombinant DNA molecule that was generated using a human gene. However, the transformed cells did not produce the desired protein. Reasons could be ______.
विकल्प
Human gene may have intron which bacteria cannot process
Amino acid codons for humans and bacteria are different
Human protein is formed but degraded by bacteria
All of the above
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उत्तर
A bacterial cell was transformed with a recombinant DNA molecule that was generated using a human gene. However, the transformed cells did not produce the desired protein. Reasons could be human gene may have intron which bacteria cannot process.
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