Question
Biology Question on recombinant technology
The first recombinant DNA was constructed by linking an antibiotic resistant gene with the native plasmid of
A
Escherichia coli
B
Salmonella typhimurium
C
Clostridium butylicum
D
Acetobacter aceti
Answer
Salmonella typhimurium
Explanation
Solution
Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer first produced a recombinant DNA in 1972 by combining an antibiotic resistant gene with the native plasmid of bacterium Salmonella typhimurium.