Explain the term plasmids

Explain the term plasmids? What is the significance of plasmids for the recombinant DNA method?

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Plasmids are the circular fragments of DNA which are accessories to the main bacterial DNA. Plasmids are significant for genetic engineering since genes from other organisms are inserted into them to generate recombinant beings, for illustration, mutant bacteria. Such bacteria are made, for illustration, to generate utile proteins for humans on an industrial scale.

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