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i) Describe the major function of chloroplasts in plant cells.
ii) What is the advantage of inserting a gene of interest into the DNA of a chloroplast instead of into the DNA in the genome of a plant cell?
Answer :
1. Major function of chloroplast : photosynthesis.
2. Advantages of inserting a gene of interest into the DNA of Chloroplast instead of into the DNA in the genome of plant cell.
- No gene silencing
- High gene expression
- Disulfide bond formation
- Elimination of risk of transgene escape
- No pleiotropic effects.
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