Tamilnadu BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11BIO BOTANYLiving World3 Marks
Question
What are plasmids? How it helps the bacteria?
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Answer
Plasmids are extrachromosomal double stranded, circular, self-replicating, autonomous elements. They contain genes for fertility, antibiotic resistant and heavy metals. It also help in the production of bacteriocins and toxins which are not found in bacterial chromosome.
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