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PLASMIC
PLASMIC
Plas "
mic,
a.
Defn:
Of,
pertaining
to,
or
connected
with,
plasma;
plasmatic.
Defn: A
piece
of
DNA,
usually
circular,
functioning
as
part
of
the
genetic
material
of
a
cell,
not
integrated
with
the
chromosome
and
replicating
independently
of
the
chromosome,
but
transferred,
like
the
chromosome,
to
subsequent
generations.
In
bacteria,
plasmids
often
carry
the
genes
for
antibiotic
resistance;
they
are
exploited
in
genetic
engineering
as
the
vehicles
for
introduction
of
extraneous
DNA
into
cells,
to
alter
the
genetic
makeup
of
the
cell.
The
cells
thus
altered
may
produce
desirable
proteins
which
are
extracted
and
used;
in
the
case
of
genetically
altered
plant
cells,
the
altered cells
may
grow
into
complete
plants
with
changed
properties,
as
for
example,
increased
resistance
to
disease.
.
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