Once DNA Has Been Isolated and Cloned, Why Can't It

question 4

Multiple Choice

Once DNA has been isolated and cloned, why can't it just be physically inserted into a cell and become functional?

• A) Doing that would damage the cell membrane and kill the cell
• B) It's impossible to pick up a single gene.
• C) A gene floating around in cytoplasm would get too clogged to work properly.
• D) This is theoretically possible, but the techniques and tools we have now simply aren't good enough.
• E) The organism's enzymes would break down the foreign DNA as if it were an infection.

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