Plasmid is used as carrier because

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9.Biotechnology Principals and Process

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Plasmid is used as carrier because

A

It has antibiotic resistance genes

B

Its both ends are replicating points

C

It can go between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells

D

It is circular $DNA$ which has capacity to bind eukaryote $ DNA$

(AIPMT-2000)

Solution

(d) Plasmid is used in biotechnology or genetic engineering for making the multiple copies of desired genes ($DNA $ segment).

Because plasmid has the capacity to bind with eukaryotic $DNA.$

Standard 12

Biology

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