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Gene cassette
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Gene cassette
A
Gene cassette
is a type of
mobile genetic element
that contains a gene and a
recombination
site. They may exist incorporated into an
integron
or freely as circular DNA. Gene cassettes often carry
antibiotic resistance
genes
. An example would be the
kanMX
cassette which confers
kanamycin
(an
antibiotic
) resistance upon
bacteria
.
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