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  4. The prokaryote that is credited with construction of the first recombinant DNA by linking an antibiotic resistance gene with its native plasmid is

Q. The prokaryote that is credited with construction of the first recombinant DNA by linking an antibiotic resistance gene with its native plasmid is

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The construction of the first recombinant DNA by linking a gene encoding antibiotic resistance with a native plasmid of Salmonella typhimurium was accomplished in 1972 by Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer. This rDNA was transferred in Escherichia coli which could replicate and produce multiple copies.