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Biotechnology : Principles and Processes
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Why is it not possible for an alien DNA to become part of a chromosome anywhere along its length and replicate normally?

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The replication does not initiate randomly at any place in DNA it only starts at the site of origin of replication (ORI), thus it is not possible for an alien DNA to become part of a chromosome  anywhere along its length and replicate normally .

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