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episome
A genetic element inside some bacterial cells, especially the DNA of some bacteriophages, that can replicate independently of the host and also in association with a chromosome with which it becomes integrated. -
lysogenic
harboring a temperate virus as a prophage or plasmid. -
recombinant dna technology
any of various techniques for separating and recombining segments of DNA or genes, often employing a restriction enzyme to cut a gene from a donor organism and inserting it into a plasmid or viral DNA for transplantation into a host organism, where the gene causes the production of a desired substance either for harvesting or for the benefit of the host organism itself. -
transfection
the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material.