Place the following steps in order for the cloning of a gene.1.DNA ligase seals foreign DNA into a plasmid.2.A restriction enzyme is used to cleave DNA.3.The bacterium makes a product.4.Some of the bacterial cells take up a recombinant plasmid.5.The plasmid replicates on its own.

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The correct order is: A restriction enzyme is used to cleave human DNA and plasmid DNA.DNA ligase is used to seal foreign DNA into the opening created in the plasmid.Some of the bacterial cells take up the recombinant plasmid.Gene cloning occurs as the plasmid replicates on it own.The bacterium makes a product that it could not make before.

Place the Following Steps in Order for the Cloning of a Gene.1.DNA