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moodle.augie.edu on 4 Not yet answered Points ou of 1.0 Flag question A soybean plant that is not resistant to Round Up herbicide is genetically engineered to harbor the Round Up Resistance gene making the plant resistant to Round Up. This gene was originally isolated from bacteria. Which property of the genetic code allows for a scybean plant to express a bacterial gene? Select one: a. Because of the degeneracy of the genetic code b. Because of the wobble phenomenon C. None of the listed answers are correct. d. Because the bacterial gene hijacks all of the soybean's O O O cellular machinery O e. Because the genetic code is universal. Previous page Next

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Because genetic code is universal.

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Any gene or DNA segment will express same polypeptide irrespective of organism where it is present. This is because gentic code is universal with very few exceptions.

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