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ZoologyBiotechnology - Principles and ProcessesTools of Recombinant DNA TechnologyEasy2 minPYQ_2020
ZoologyEasysingle choice
The vector used in the first successful recombinant DNA was from:
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Answer:
C
Solution:
The construction of the first recombinant DNA emerged from the possibility of linking a gene encoding antibiotic resistance with a native plasmid (autonomously replicating circular extra-chromosomal DNA) of Salmonella typhimurium. Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer accomplished this in 1972 by isolating the antibiotic resistance gene by cutting out a piece of DNA from a plasmid which was responsible for conferring antibiotic resistance.
Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Biotechnology - Principles and ProcessesSubtopic:Tools of Recombinant DNA Technology
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