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What gene are we going to attempt to introduce into our bacterial strain?

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We will attempt to introduce a gene responsible for the resistance to the antibiotic ampicillin.
Bacterial transformation is a molecular technique widely used in genetic engineering. Its basis involves the introduction of a foreign DNA into a host organism. This will result in the expression of a foreign gene by the host bacterium. In this example, our host organism is a bacterium who is sensitive to the antibiotic ampicillin. By introducing a gene for resistance to this antibiotic, the bacterium will become ampicillin resistant.
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