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Which of the following is true for a plasmid?

Which of the following is true for a plasmid? Correct Answer Replicates only when the host genome is undergoing replication

A plasmid replicates independently of the host genome and this is the property exploited in cloning. All other options given are characteristic features of a plasmid.

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Plasmid + HindIII → 1200bp and 3800bp
Plasmid + BamHI → 5000bp
Plasmid + EcoRI → 2500bp
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From an alloy, two specimens are machined and tested separately under tension and compression. The engineering stress-strain curves as well as the true stress-true strain curves for tension and compression are plotted in the same diagram. Identify the correct statements:
P. The engineering stress-strain curves in tension and compression are identical.
Q. The true stress-true strain curve in compression is lower than the true stresstrue strain curve in tension due to Bauschinger effect.
R. The true stress-true strain curve in tension is above the corresponding engineering stress-strain, curve.
S. The true stress-true strain curve in tension and compression are identical.
The schematic of a plasmid with a gap in one of the strands is shown below:
Which of the following enzyme(s) is/are required to fill the gap and generate a covalently closed circular plasmid?
P. DNA ligase
Q. Alkaline phosphatase
R. DNA polymerase
S. Polynucleotide kinase
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1. Must possess the genes essential for replication of DNA
2. Must carry, at least, one gene that can be used as a marker for the selection of the plasmid in the transformed cell
3. Must include, at least, one gene recognizable by its product or activity, which possesses within it a cutting site for a restriction enzyme
4. In the rep region must contain a cutting site for the restriction enzyme to be used
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