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What advantage did this foreign DNA provide to the bacteria?

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how the bacteria are using foreign DNA as protection.
The foreign DNA in the bacteria formed a defense system.
The bacteria were somehow grabbing pieces of DNA from viruses and storing it.
They have a way of recognizing those viruses if they come in later.
These bits of bits of virus DNA inside the DNA is the bacteria trying to defend
itself.
When a virus comes into a cell it just kinds of explodes and kind of releases naked
genes basically. If youre this bacteria these things might take over your cells
you’ve got to respond.
Most of them have multiple levels of defence
If a virus is present, enzymes are sent out to fight. Most of the times they fail and
the virus takes over. But there is a nonzero probability that they survive. If they do
survive, the bacteria will send out new enzymes to clean up and find any stray
viruses. They cut the enemy’s DNA into suitable small pieces and they store them
into the little spaces between repeats in their own DNA. It’s used as a memory
device, so the next time the virus shows up the bacteria will be prepared. The cell
manufactures these special molecular assassins with a copy of the virus’s DNA.
Whenever they bump into the virus DNA, it pulls the DNA apart and rips it. If an
RNA has the same sequence it locks in and the DNA becomes trapped and
molecular blades come out and chops them.
If you’ve ever seen this virus before usually the first thing you do is send out
enzymes to attack the virsuses. Theyre sort of like the ground troops and they fight
really hard but much of the time they fail and no one hears about you again. Theyre
not terribly sophisticated fighters so very often IRS takes over and the bacteria
dies. But there is some nonzero probability that it actually survives. If they do the
bacteria will send in some new enzymes to basically clean up, go out find any stray
viruses and then cut the enemy DNA into suitable small pieces and here he says is
where you get to the storage part. Those enzymes will then take those little bits of
virus and shove them into the bacterias own DNA, in the little spaces between the
repeats. They use the spaces in their own DNA as storage facilties. If they use it as
a memory device, the next time that virus shows up, the bacteria is now prepared.
Instead of sending out the ground troops who are probably going to die, the cell
will manufacture these special molecular assassins and will give them copies of the
virus DNA it has in storage. Basically giving it a mugshot and saying if you see
anything looking like this kill it. Whenever they bump into the virus DNA it pulls
the DNA apart and zips it and if not the right one it goes on. If that RNA has the
same sequence then it locks in and then the DNA is trapped and molecular blades
come out and chop

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