It's a gene that's on the plasmid, and this particular gene confers a specific biological property to cells that have the plasmid and can use it properly.

它是质粒自带的基因,如果细胞能够获得这种质粒,并正确的利用它的话,这段基因就能赋予该细胞某种生物学特性

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As much land as a man tills, plants, improves, cultivates and can use the product of, so much is his property " He by his labor encloses it from the commons."

一个人能耕耘，播种，改良，栽培多少土地,和能用多少土地的产品，这多少土地就是他的财产,这就像是他用他的劳动从公地圈来的那样“

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The fact that I have one, you know, five hundred thousandth of the vote for one representative in congress is not the same thing as my having the ability to decide for myself how to use my property rights.

事实是，我只有一张选票，50万选民才票选出,一位国会议员,这与我能自己决定如何行使我的财产权,是两回事。

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