Question : The most important feature in a plasmid to serve as a vector in gene cloning experiment is:

Question : The most important feature in a plasmid to serve as a vecto

1.	Question : The most important feature in a plasmid to serve as a vector in gene cloning experiment is:
Answer» Origin of replication (ori) PRESENCE of a selectable marker Presence of SITES for restriction endonuclease Its size Solution :Origin of replication (ori) (A) The most IMPORTANT feature in a plasmid to be used as a VECTOR is origin of replication (ori) because ori is that sequence of DNA which is responsible for initiating replication. Any piece of DNA when linked to this sequence can replicate within the host cell. Also, the ori controls copy NUMBER of linked DNA.