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lets discuss about genetic engineering and its role.. but first we will discuss about recombinent DNA technology
lets discuss about genetic engineering and its role.. but first we will discuss about recombinent DNA technology
Recombinant
DNA
“Recombinant DNA
is a form of DNA which is constructed in laboratory”. It is generated by taking a piece of DNA from an organism. Recombinant
DNA is used for many different purposes in research, for the production of
medicines, in industries and many more. Recombinant DNA is an artificial form
of DNA because that DNA does not exist in naturally in an organism so it is
synthesized in laboratory by the joining of genes that would be taken from
different sources (donor organism and vector ).This process is done by
selecting a gene of interest from an donor organism. Before the use of
Recombinant DNA Technology general methods were used to isolate a DNA from donor.
Bulk of DNA extracted is taken out that will be genomic DNA Eukaryotes or
genomic DNA Prokaryotes.
After that isolation ,cutting the gene
from DNA at a specific point with the help of Restriction Restriction Endonucleases
enzyme act as a Molecular scissors. Restriction enzyme are produced by the
bacteria for their defence from phages .Restriction enzyme is important in suitable
DNA manipulatoin. DNA is inserted into a circular piece of bacterial
DNA(plasmid) or on a bacterial virus (phage).
Mostly bacterial plasmid is used as
vector They are small ,usually carry only one gene or a few genes plasmid are
circular, and have a single origin of replication. Plasmid DNA is denser then
chromosomal DNA. Plasmid is carry genes for resistance to the antibiotic
(Tetracycline and Amphiciline). Tetracycline is used to separate the plasmid
DNA from the bacterial chromosomal DNA.
By the use of same restriction enzyme plasmid
and host DNA cuts and form the sticky ends of same shape. The principle is that
if two different DNA molecules are cut with the same restriction enzyme both
fragments with the same complementary sticky ends comes, it is possible for DNA
chimeras(plasmid contain other organism DNA). The gene of interest is joined
with the sticky ends with the help of another enzyme DNA ligase, which ligeted plasmid
with host DNA. Recombinant DNA is then interduced in to the bacterial cell by
the process of transformation .After that it is inserted in a host organism
.where plasmid vector able to replicate .The resulting colony of bacteria will
contain billions of copies .