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The DNA molecule to which the gene of interst is integrated for cloning is called

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vector

B

Template

C

Carrier

D

Transformer

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The vectors are DNA molecules that can carry a foreign DNA (gene of interest) and replicate inside the host cell. Vectors may be plasmids, a bacteriophage, cosmids, phagmids, YAC, BAC, transposons and virus, etc.
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