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Gene cloning technology


Gene cloning is one of the methods that helped expand DNA research enormously. Being able to introduce a gene into a foreign hostask Dr Chromo! to multiply it, has a lot of applications, and allows researchers to study that gene further.

The methods and reagents described in the next few pages are currently used in most molecular biology laboratories.


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