A Plasmid Is a

question 100

Multiple Choice

A plasmid is a

• A) small segment of DNA that is often isolated from virus chromosomes for cloning purposes.
• B) large linear segment of DNA that is often isolated from bacterial chromosomes for cloning purposes.
• C) small circular segment of DNA in bacteria that is linked by hydrogen bonds to the main bacterial chromosome.
• D) large circular segment of DNA in bacteria that is completely separated with the chromosome.
• E) small circular segment of DNA in bacteria that is completely separated from the chromosome.

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