When Using Bacteria to Clone a Human Gene and Express

question 49

Essay

When using bacteria to clone a human gene and express its product,as in the case of insulin,the gene cannot contain introns because bacteria do not have the enzymes to process mRNA.How do scientists overcome this challenge?

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