Biology Biotechnology Principles and Processes Bioreactors and Downstream Processing Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 13, 2026

Eukaryotic genes may not function properly when cloned into bacteria because of

A
inability to excise introns
B
destruction by native endonucleases
C
failure of promoter to be recognized by bacterial RNA polymerase
D
all of the above

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The correct answer is:
D

Eukaryotic genes may not function properly in bacteria because:

Bacteria cannot remove introns from eukaryotic genes.

Foreign DNA may be degraded by bacterial nucleases.

Eukaryotic promoters are often not recognized by bacterial RNA polymerase.

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