Cloning a gene involves all of the following except

A. introducing ligated DNA into E. coli cells.
B. insertion of the gene into an appropriate vector.
C. expression of the vector and the gene in a cell-free environment.
D. isolating the fragment of DNA containing the desired gene.


Answer: C

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