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What are plasmids? Describe their role in bacteria?
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Definition
Plasmids are extra genomic, circular, small double-stranded DNA usually found in the cytoplasm of bacterial cells.
Role
The plasmids serve the following functions:-
* Causes expression of certain phenotypic characteristics.
* Develops antibiotic resistance in bacteria, thus protecting them from antibiotics.
* Helps in genetic recombination (conjugation) in prokaryotes.
* Helps in transfers of the information (genes/ hereditary units) from one cell to another.
Plasmids are extra genomic, circular, small double-stranded DNA usually found in the cytoplasm of bacterial cells.
Role
The plasmids serve the following functions:-
* Causes expression of certain phenotypic characteristics.
* Develops antibiotic resistance in bacteria, thus protecting them from antibiotics.
* Helps in genetic recombination (conjugation) in prokaryotes.
* Helps in transfers of the information (genes/ hereditary units) from one cell to another.
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