Practise bacteria-in-biotechnology questions by explaining rapid reproduction, complex molecule production, plasmids and ethical advantages.
Fig. 5.1 shows some of the stages in the reproduction of the bacterium Escherichia coli.
Fig. 5.1
Bacteria are useful in genetic engineering because they contain plasmids.
List two reasons, other than the presence of plasmids, that make bacteria and single-celled fungi useful to biotechnology industries.
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The diagram shows a bacterial cell.
Which cell structure makes bacteria useful in genetic modification?
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