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Question
Define vector? write any two examples,
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Solution
- Cloning vectors are DNA molecules that carry a foreign DNA segment and replicate inside the host cell.
- Following are the different types of vectors used in rDNA technology: Vectors may be plasmids, bacteriophages (M13, lambda virus).
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