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Question
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 ______.
Options
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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Solution
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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