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Amandeep Dhanota 05/03/02 DNA TECHNOLOGY CAN ONLY BENEFIT HUMAN KIND.........DISCUSS Recombinant DNA technology is the "process in which chromosomes or DNA molecules are broken, and the fragments are rejoined in new combinations." Recombinant DNA is a DNA molecule, which is artificially made from different sources. The different sections are then combined into a single molecule. Recombinant DNA is created in vitro, or in a test tube, instead of in a living organism, or in vivo. In order for a cell to accept a recombinant molecule, the piece of recombinant DNA must be included with a vector, or a carrier. Recombinant DNA is made using a molecule called a restriction enzyme. Restriction enzymes are enzymes that cut specific parts of a DNA strand. These enzymes are found in bacteria and are sometimes called restriction endonucleases. Each restriction enzyme can position only a specific portion of the DNA and cut along the relevant nucleotides. Once...

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