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WHY (not how) is it possible for one organism to express genes from another organism? (i.e. an E.coli bacterial cell expressing a fluorescent protein from a jellyfish
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WHY (not how) is it possible for one organism to express genes from another organism? (i.e. an E.coli bacterial cell expressing a fluorescent protein from a jellyfish

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Because of the universality of the genetic code, the polymerases of one organism can accurately transcribe a gene from another organism.

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