• Question: How do you clone genes?

    Asked by thebugman to Duncan on 13 Mar 2013.
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      Duncan Gaskin answered on 13 Mar 2013:


      The simplest way is to use a process called PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) to make a copy of the gene that we want from whatever organism we are using. Then we take that copy and put it into another organism. This is a very simple explanation of what can be a very complicated process.

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