A bacterial cell was transformed with a recombinant DNA that was generated using a human gene. However, the transformed cells didn't produce the desired protein. The reason for this could be:

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A bacterial cell was transformed with a recombinant DNA that was generated using a human gene. However, the transformed cells didn't produce the desired protein. The reason for this could be:, Human gene might have intron which bacteria cannot process, Amino acid codons for humans and bacteria are different, Human protein is formed but degraded by bacteria, All of the above

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Intron sequences are removed in eukaryotes, while bacteria don't have the mechanism for that and hence can't produce a desired protein.

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