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Biotechnology and its Applications — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology and its Applications3 Marks
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Answer the following questions:
What is plasmid?
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Answer

Plasmid is a circular extra-chromosomal DNA molecule present in a bacterial cell, which replicates autonomously independent of bacterial chromosomal DNA.

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