Diagrammatically represent the experimental steps in cloning and expressing a human gene

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asked Dec 4, 2017 in Biology by mdsamim (213,225 points) 5 10 15
Diagrammatically represent the experimental steps in cloning and expressing a human gene (say the gene for growth hormone) into a bacterium like E. coli?

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answered Dec 4, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) 61 410 947

DNA cloning is a method of producing multiple identical copies of specific template DNA. It involves the use of a vector to carry the specific foreign DNA fragment into the host cell. The mechanism of cloning and transfer of gene for growth hormone into E.coli is represented below.

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