What are transgenic bacteria? Illustrate using any one example. - Vidyadip

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What are transgenic bacteria? Illustrate using any one example.

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→ By the help of genetic engineering, foreign gene is transferred to bacteria.
→ Now in this bacteria, this foreign gene becomes intrinsic and expressed. This bacteria is called transgenic bacteria.
→ Example: when the gene A and B of human insulin gene is inserted to the plasmid of E. Coli
→ Transgenic E.coli produces insulin peptide chains.

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