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What are transgenic bacteria? Give an example.

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When a foreign gene or series of genes are introduced into the genome of bacteria, the . bacteria becomes transgenic. For example, two DNA sequences (A and B chain of human insulin) introduced into the plasmids of bacteria E.coli. The I transgenic bacteria start producing insulin chains.
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