What Is on a Plasmid

A plasmid is a small, often circular DNA

What genes are found on plasmids?

Plasmids can contain the following types of genes: antibiotic resistance genes, transgenes and reporter genes. These types of plasmid genes may occur naturally or be engineered by scientists.

What does a plasmid vector contain?

The vector plasmid contains the full-length (or the E3-deleted) Ad genome flanked by the PacI site, which is an 8-bp recognition restriction enzyme (rare cutter), an ampicillin resistance gene, and a plasmid origin of replication.

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