Question
Biology Question on biotechnology
Which of the following are used in gene cloning ?
A
Lomasomes
B
Mesosomes
C
Plasmids
D
Nucleoids
Answer
Plasmids
Explanation
Solution
Plasmid is a small circular double stranded DNA molecule present in the cytoplasm of the bacterial cell. It can replicate independently of bacterial chromosome. Due to this characteristic of plasmid, it is used as the vector (vectors are for the transferring of a piece of DNA to target gene) in gene cloning.