NEET 2000 Biology question

Plasmid has been used as vector because :

(1)It is circular DNA which have capacity to join to eukaryotic DNACorrect
(2)It can move between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
(3)Both ends show replication
(4)It has antibiotic resistance gene

Answer: (1)

Solution

A plasmid is a small, extrachromosomal, circular, double-stranded DNA of bacteria that replicates independently. Because it is small and easy to isolate, can be cut with restriction enzymes and joined (ligated) with a foreign DNA (even of eukaryotic origin) to form recombinant DNA that can be introduced into a host

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