Fluorescent genes from a jellyfish can be inserted into bacteria with minor modifications, resulting in bacteria that can produce green fluorescent protein.

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Chemistry

Seamus Carroll

16 September, 17:41

Fluorescent genes from a jellyfish can be inserted into bacteria with minor modifications, resulting in bacteria that can produce green fluorescent protein.

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Reese Higgins · Answer 1

Consider this statement as True or false

Answer: True

Explanation:

Yes, it is possible that the gene responsible for the fluroscence in the jelly fish is extracted and inserted in the bacteria then the bacteria will also start glowing like jellyfish.

This is possible because the basic machinery is same in case of prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

The manipulation is known as genetic engineering by which the gene of interest from one organism is inserted in other organism.

Salt · Answer 2

Prokaryotes and eukaryotes use the same codons for translation.

Explanation:

Gene is the functional segment of the DNA and can be inherited. The particular gene codes for the particular protein that determines the morphology of the organisms.

The translation process is responsible for the expression of protein in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The basic process of translation is quite similar. Genetic code is same in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes as the code is universal in nature and responsible for the production of protein in bacteria.