When Cloning a Gene, One of the Steps Is to Use

question 75

Multiple Choice

When cloning a gene, one of the steps is to use restriction enzymes to insert the gene of interest into a vector. If you separated the empty vector (the vector without the gene of interest) and the cloned vector (the vector that has the gene of interest added) using agarose gel electrophoresis, what do you expect to observe on the agarose gel if both vectors are loaded at the same position at the top of the gel?

• A) The empty vector would migrate farther down than the cloned vector.
• B) The cloned vector would migrate farther down than the cloned vector.
• C) The empty vector would migrate the same distance as the cloned vector.

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