NATURAL GENETIC-ENGINEERING OF THE BACTERIAL GENOME

被引:15
作者
SHAPIRO, JA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CHICAGO, DEPT BIOCHEM & MOLEC BIOL, CHICAGO, IL 60637 USA
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10.1016/0959-437X(93)90003-8
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The term 'natural genetic engineering' means viewing genetic change as a coordinated cell biological process, the reorganization of discrete genomic modules, resulting in the formation of new DNA structures. Examples of natural genetic engineering continue to accumulate, and the concept can be used to integrate observations which demonstrate the similarity between in vitro genetic engineering and the action of in vivo agents of genetic change.
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