Plasmids are suitable vectors for gene cloning because these:
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Plasmids are suitable vectors for gene cloning because these:
- are small circular DNA molecules which can integrate with host chromosomal DNA
- are small circular DNA molecules with their own replication origin site
- can shuttle between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell
- often carry antibiotic resistance genes
Answer
(B) are small circular DNA molecules with their own replication origin site
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