Biology GCSE
Bacterial hosts and plasmids
What Bacterial hosts and plasmids means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Bacterial hosts and plasmids
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Bacteria are useful hosts because they reproduce rapidly and can be grown on a large scale, and a plasmid is a small circular DNA molecule used as a vector.
Topics that use Bacterial hosts and plasmids
- Genetic engineering (AQA GCSE)
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