To Discover a Catabolic Gene Cluster,cloning Large Sequences of Approximately

question 59

Multiple Choice

To discover a catabolic gene cluster,cloning large sequences of approximately 40 kbp requires the utility of

• A) bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs).
• B) cosmids or fosmids.
• C) a eukaryotic host to house the large foreign DNA.
• D) multiple gene fusions.

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