A DNA library is

A. a line of bacteria that contains a DNA fragment of interest.
B. a collection of recombinant vectors containing DNA fragments of a given organism.
C. a series of restriction enzymes that can be used to produce a variety of sizes of DNA fragments.
D. a collection of books about clones.
E. a collection of recombinant plasmids containing a particular gene from many different organisms.


Answer: B

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