Multiple Choice
To produce a mutation in a specific E.coli gene, an engineered fragment of DNA in which sequences from each end of that gene flank an antibiotic resistance gene
A) is transformed into cells and replicates independently of the genomic DNA because it has a centromere.
B) is transformed into cells and maintained as a plasmid.
C) is introduced into cells and transposes into the bacterial gene.
D) is introduced into cells and undergoes homologous recombination with the bacterial gene.
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