NEET 2010 · Class 11

Cell: The Unit of Life

Which of the following are used in gene cloning? (2010)

  1. (A)Nucleoids
  2. (B)Lomasomes
  3. (C)Mesosomes
  4. (D)Plasmids

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In addition to the genomic DNA (the single chromosome/circular DNA), many bacteria have small circular DNA outside the genomic DNA.

Chapter
Cell: The Unit of Life
Section
8.4 PROKARYOTIC CELLS
Page
5
Words matched
45 of 45

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4, emb=0.836, combined=0.6616). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that plasmids are small circular DNA outside genomic DNA in bacteria, which directly answers the question about gene cloning tools.

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