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What makes plasmid DNA easy to isolate and manipulate?
What makes plasmid DNA easy to isolate and manipulate?
- Small size and circular structure (correct)
- Large size and linear structure
- Large size and circular structure
- Small size and linear structure
What feature of plasmids allows for independent control of replication?
What feature of plasmids allows for independent control of replication?
- Multiple origins of replication
- Dependent origin of replication
- No origin of replication
- Independent origin of replication (correct)
What do plasmids carry to confer antibiotic resistance?
What do plasmids carry to confer antibiotic resistance?
- Selectable markers (correct)
- Non-selectable markers
- No markers
- Recombinant DNA
How are plasmids transferred by electroporation?
How are plasmids transferred by electroporation?
What makes plasmids suitable for the cutting and insertion of genes of interest?
What makes plasmids suitable for the cutting and insertion of genes of interest?
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Plasmid DNA properties
Plasmid DNA properties
Small size and circular structure make it easy to isolate and manipulate.
Independent origin of replication
Independent origin of replication
Allows independent control of replication within a host cell.
Plasmids and antibiotic resistance
Plasmids and antibiotic resistance
Carry selectable markers that confer antibiotic resistance to host cells.
Plasmid transfer by electroporation
Plasmid transfer by electroporation
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Plasmids and restriction sites
Plasmids and restriction sites
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