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[Both of these have the ability to replicate within the
bacterial cells independent of the chromosomal DNA

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Bacteriophages âˆ’ Have high copy number
(of genome) within the bacterial cell

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Plasmids âˆ’ May have 1
âˆ’ 2 copy number to 15 âˆ’ 100
copy number per cell] i did ot get it pls anyone pls
explain

Mushtaq Ahmed · Accepted Answer

Plasmids are the extrachromosomal DNA present in some
prokaryotes like bacteria etc Bacteriophages are the viruses which
infect bacteria These are commonly used as clonning vectors in
genetic engeneering (vehicles to carry desired genes into host
organisms) due to following properties:

Both of these have the ability to replicate within the
bacterial cells independent of the chromosomal DNA i e they do not
need their attachment with the host chromosomal DNA to replicate
their DNA As they enter into host cell, they replicate on their
own
Bacteriophages âˆ’ Have high copy number
(of genome) within the bacterial cell and Plasmids
âˆ’ May have 1 âˆ’ 2 copy number
to 15 âˆ’ 100 copy number per cell Copy number of
the DNA or genome means the number of the DNA copies present or
produced in the host cell Thus, bacteriophage DNA replicates many
times in the host cell and produces many copies of its DNA in the
host cell while as plasmid produces only 1 to 100 copies of itself
in the host cell