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Explain the role of ‘microinjection’ and ‘gene gun’ in biotechnology
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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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