Place the Following Steps for the Cloning of a Gene

question 1

Multiple Choice

Place the following steps for the cloning of a gene in order: Place the following steps for the cloning of a gene in order:
1) DNA ligase seals foreign DNA into a plasmid.
2) A restriction enzyme is used to cleave DNA.
3) The bacterium makes a product.
4) Some of the bacterial cells take up a recombinant plasmid.
5) The plasmid replicates on its own.

• A)2,1,4,5,3
• B)1,2,3,4,5
• C)3,1,2,4,5
• D)5,1,4,3,2
• E)1,3,2,4,5

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