Plasmid - National Human Genome Research Institute

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A plasmid is a small circular DNA molecule found in bacteria and some other microscopic organisms. Plasmids are physically separate from chromosomal DNA and ... Skiptomaincontent ​Plasmid updated:September2,2022 Definition AplasmidisasmallcircularDNAmoleculefoundinbacteriaandsomeothermicroscopicorganisms.PlasmidsarephysicallyseparatefromchromosomalDNAandreplicateindependently.Theytypicallyhaveasmallnumberofgenes—notably,someassociatedwithantibioticresistance—andcanbepassedfromonecelltoanother.ScientistsuserecombinantDNAmethodstosplicegenesthattheywanttostudyintoaplasmid.Whentheplasmidcopiesitself,italsomakescopiesoftheinsertedgene. Narration JyotiG.Dayal,M.S. ProgramDirector DivisionofGenomicMedicine Search BacktoGlossary Related RecombinantDNATechnology Chromosome DeoxyribonucleicAcid(DNA) Gene



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