A Principal Problem with Inserting an Unmodified Mammalian Gene into a Plasmid

question 14

Multiple Choice

A principal problem with inserting an unmodified mammalian gene into a plasmid and then getting that gene expressed in bacteria is that ________.

• A) prokaryotes use a different genetic code from that of eukaryotes
• B) bacteria translate only mRNAs that have multiple messages
• C) bacteria cannot remove eukaryotic introns
• D) bacterial RNA polymerase cannot make RNA complementary to mammalian DNA

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