Identify the desirable characteristics for a plasmid used in rDNA technology from the following (a) Ability to multiply and express outside the host in a bioreactor (b) A highly active promoter (c) A site at which replication can be initiated (d) One or more identifiable marker genes (e) One or more unique restriction sitesA. a, c and e onlyB. b, c and e onlyC. a, c,d and e onlyD. b,c,d and e only

Identify the desirable characteristics for a plasmid used in rDNA tech

1.	Identify the desirable characteristics for a plasmid used in rDNA technology from the following (a) Ability to multiply and express outside the host in a bioreactor (b) A highly active promoter (c) A site at which replication can be initiated (d) One or more identifiable marker genes (e) One or more unique restriction sitesA. a, c and e onlyB. b, c and e onlyC. a, c,d and e onlyD. b,c,d and e only
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