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The hitchhiking DNA: How a tiny circular piece of DNA tricks the yeast for survival

Summary by Research Matters
Manjeera Gowravaram Mumbai 7 Apr 2025 Inside every living cell, DNA holds the instructions for life, and it is stored in its chromosomes. But plasmids— small, circular pieces of DNA, exist independently of an organism’s chromosomes, offering an extra set of genes to be passed between cells. Plasmids are most commonly found in bacteria, providing them with advantages such as antibiotic resistance. However, the plasmid present in many yeast specie…
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Research Matters broke the news in on Monday, April 7, 2025.
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