Question

Plasmids are ideal vectors for gene cloning as :

• A. they replicate freely outside the bacterial cells
• B. they are self-replicating within the bacterial cell
• C. they can be multiplied by culruring
• D. they can be multiplied in a laboratory using enzyme

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Plasmid is a DNA molecules, other than the bacterial chromosome, that is capable of independent replication and transmission.