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why is E.coli is used as competent host in DNA technology ?

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Answered by sweetie1108
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E. coli is expelled into the environment within fecal matter. ... E. coli is the most widely studied prokaryotic model organism, and an important species in the fields of biotechnology and microbiology, where it has served as the host organism for the majority of work with recombinant DNA.
E. coli is a preferred host for protein production due to its rapid growth and the ability to express proteins at very high levels. Bacterial conjugation can be usedto transfer large DNA fragments from one bacterium to another.
Answered by rohitrathee30
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E. coli is a preferred host forgene cloning due to the high efficiency of introduction ofDNA molecules into cells. E.coli is a preferred host for protein production due to its rapid growth and the ability to express proteins at very high levels.
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