Plasmids 101: Environmental Plasmids
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Natural plasmids
Plasmids found in nature often give their hosts beneficial...environments. Plasmids derived directly from the environment are sometimes called ‘natural’ plasmids, to distinguish...natural plasmids enable horizontal gene transfer, allowing beneficial traits encoded by these plasmids to ...been derived from the natural yeast 2-micron plasmid.
Plasmid transfer outside the lab
In the lab, we use...transfection to put plasmids into cells. In nature, the two main routes of plasmid transfer are conjugation...Benefits of natural plasmids
What actually constitutes a “beneficial trait” encoded by a plasmid? In addition... be passed around on plasmids like a “get out of jail free card.” These plasmids were historically called...