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Knowing that the genetic code is almost universal, a scientist uses molecular biological methods to insert the human beta-globin gene into bacterial cells, hoping the cells will express it and synthesize functional beta globin protein. Instead, the protein produced is nonfunctional and is found to contain many fewer amino acids than does beta-globin made by a eukaryotic cell. Explain why.

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