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What should be the minimum weight of DNA that is required for a successful transformation?(a) 1000 Daltons(b) 100,000 Daltons(c) 300,000 daltons(d) 8 million daltonsThis question was posed to me in class test.The doubt is from Genetic Recombination topic in section Genetic Recombination of Drug Biotechnology

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Correct ANSWER is (c) 300,000 daltons

Easiest explanation: MOLECULAR WEIGHTS of DNA in the range of 300,000 to 8 million daltons have been shown to result in successful transformation. Various vectors have been manufacture including HAC, BAC, YAC which can TRANSFER bigger PIECES of genomes.



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