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What are recombinant proteins?

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It is a manipulated form of protein encoded by a gene/recombinant DNA, that has been cloned in a system (cell) that supports the expression of gene and translation of its m-RNA. It is produced in a cell other than host cell e.g., Humulin produced in E.coli.
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