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Published on: August 13, 2026
bacterial cell was transformed with a recombinant DNA molecule that was generated using a human gene. However, the transformed cells did not produce the de sired protein. Rea sons could be
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Bacteria do not have the machinery to remove introns from eukaryotic genes. Therefore, a human gene containing introns may be transcribed but cannot produce the correct protein in bacterial cells.
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