In Producing an E

question 38

Short Answer

In producing an E. coli plasmid to be an expression vector, an experimenter includes genes for selectable markers and a promoter for the expression of the introduced genes. She uses a cDNA sequence to ensure the insert contains no introns. The gene inserted is transcribed, but not translated. What sequence did she omit from the plasmid?

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