NEETZoologyBiotechnology - Principles and Processes
is the process of multiplying copies of a specific gene called?
Options
- AIdentification of DNA with desirable genes
- BIntroduction of the identified DNA into the host
- CMaintenance of introduced DNA in the host and transfer to its progeny
- DCloning of the desired genes in E. coli
Correct answer
D. Cloning of the desired genes in E. coli
Step-by-step solution
When this DNA is transferred into Escherichia coli, a bacterium closely related to Salmonella, it could replicate using the new host’s DNA polymerase enzyme and make multiple copies. The ability to multiply copies of antibiotic resistance gene in E. coli was called cloning of antibiotic resistance gene in E. coli .