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Plasmids are used in genetic engineering because they are

A

these are small circular DNA molecules, which can integrate with
host chromosomal DNA

B

these are small circular DNA molecules with their own replication
origin site

C

these can shuttle between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

D

these often carry antibiotic resistance genes

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  13. Which of the cell organelle lack membrane ?

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  14. Which one of the following palindromic base sequences in DNA can be ea...

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  16. In genetic engineering, a DNA segment (gene) of interest, is translate...

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  18. The vector for T-DNA is :

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