A sample of live microbial cells was presented to a scientist. He decides to stop the synthesis of a particular protein in the sample cells. Suggest a modification in the part of the cell for the scientist to enable the prevention of that particular protein synthesis.

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A sample of live microbial cells was presented to a scientist. He decides to stop the synthesis of a particular protein in the sample cells. Suggest a modification in the part of the cell for the scientist to enable the prevention of that particular protein synthesis., The DNA in the nucleus, An enzyme in the lysosomes, The polysaccharides in the cytoplasm, A phospholipid in the plasma membrane

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DNA is considered the blue print of an organism. If the DNA is altered, it will alter the organism's characteristic. Also, DNA contains genes which are responsible for synthesis of proteins. Thus, altering/modifying the DNA can result in transcription or no transcription for the particular protein. In this case, the scientist needs to modify the DNA using genetic engineering to disable protein synthesis.

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