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Lesson: Chapter 20 — Heredity

20.8. Genetic engineering 1 of 5

Question 1

What is recombinant DNA?

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DNA carrying genetic material brought together from two sources. A selected gene is cut from one organism and joined into the DNA of another; the result is recombinant DNA.

The receiving organism is often a bacterium, because bacteria divide quickly and each descendant carries the new gene.

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