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What is the nomenclature of pBR322?

 

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pBR322 is a plasmid that is widely used in molecular biology and genetic engineering. It is a circular and double-stranded DNA molecule. It functions as a cloning vector in bacteria such as E. coli and has approximately 4,361 base pairs. The genes that give resistance to antibiotics like ampicillin and tetracycline are present in the plasmid.

The nomenclature of pBR322 is as- 

  1. p stands for plasmid.
  2. BR represents the initials of the researchers Bolivar and Rodriguez, who developed the plasmid.
  3. 322 is a unique identifier or number assigned to this particular plasmid vector.
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