What Are the Main Purposes of the Response Phase

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What are the main purposes of the response phase?

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Definitions:

DNA Cloning Vector

A DNA molecule such as a plasmid or virus, used to artificially carry foreign genetic material into another cell, where it can be replicated and/or expressed.

Bacterial Plasmid

Small, circular, double-stranded DNA molecules found in bacteria that can replicate independently of the chromosomal DNA, often carrying genes beneficial to survival, such as antibiotic resistance genes.

Restriction Enzymes

Enzymes used in molecular biology to cut DNA at specific sequences, allowing for DNA manipulation in genetic engineering and research.

PCR Cycle

A series of temperature-controlled steps in Polymerase Chain Reaction that allows for the replication and amplification of a specific DNA segment.