Figure 9.5 -In Figure 9.5, the gene that allows the plasmid to be self- replicating is A) amp^R. B) HindIII. C) ori. D) lacZ. E) EcoRI.

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The term "ori" is short for origin of replication, which specifies the location where DNA replication begins. A self-replicating plasmid requires an ori in order to initiate replication. The other choices listed - amp^R, HindIII, lacZ, and EcoRI - are all unrelated to the ability of the plasmid to self-replicate.

Figure 9.5 -In Figure 9.5, the Gene That Allows the Plasmid to Allows