Before a desired gene can be spliced into a bacterial plasmid cloning vector, the gene must first be from the original DNA.

A. precisely cut, with a restriction enzyme,
B. glued, with ligase,
C. injected into a bacterial cell or a virus, having different sequences
D. injected into a stem cell, to determine any unwanted traits
E. All of the answer choices are correct.


A. precisely cut, with a restriction enzyme,

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