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[[File:Plasmid.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[diagram]] showing several '''plasmids''' in an [[E.coli]] [[bacteria|bacterium]].]] | [[File:Plasmid.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[diagram]] showing several '''plasmids''' in an [[E.coli]] [[bacteria|bacterium]].]] | ||
| − | A [[plasmid]] is a small ring of [[DNA]] found in a [[bacterium]]. | + | A [[plasmid]] is a small ring of [[Chromosome|chromosomal]] [[DNA]] found in a [[bacterium]]. |
===About Plasmids=== | ===About Plasmids=== | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:20, 6 February 2020
Contents
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A plasmid is a small ring of chromosomal DNA found in a bacterium.
About Plasmids
- Plasmids are additional pieces of DNA to the loop of DNA found in bacteria.
- Plasmids are used in genetic engineering because they are small, simple lengths of DNA which can easily have genes added or removed.
References
AQA
- Plasmids, page 11, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Plasmids, page 24, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
- Plasmids, page 24, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA
- Plasmids, pages 3,4, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
- Plasmids, pages 8, 224, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Plasmids, pages, 11, 99, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
Edexcel
- Plasmids, pages 10, 89, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel
- Plasmids, pages 11, 37, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Plasmids, pages 12, 52, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Plasmids, pages 24, 144, 145, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel
- Plasmids; DNA, page 10, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel