It has to have an origin of replication, which we talked about last time, which is compatible with the cells.

所以质粒必须带有复制起点,我们上次讲过,该起点要与受体细胞匹配

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So having a place that the cell knows - where the cell knows how to replicate is important and so plasmids have an origin of replication.

所以得有一个细胞能识别的区域,能使细胞知道,怎样来复制 这很重要,因此质粒上带有一个复制起点

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This region here of this particular plasmid is called the ori or origin of replication.

质粒上的这个区域叫,ori,或者叫复制起点

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