METHODS TO DETERMINE HOST BACTERIAL CELLS CONTAINING CLONAL INSERT
1. Selection Markers One method to determine which host bacterial cells contain the clonal insert is by using selection markers. These markers are genes that confer a selective advantage to the host cell when they are present. For example, if…
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CLONAL SELECTION THEORY
The clonal selection theory is a fundamental concept in immunology that explains how the immune system responds to antigens. Proposed by Australian immunologist Frank Macfarlane Burnet in 1957, the theory revolutionized the understanding of immune responses and laid the groundwork…
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