The ________ approach to gene cloning employs a mixture of fragments from the entire genome of an organism and results in the production of thousands of different recombinant plasmids.
A) shotgun
B) genetic engineering
C) restriction
D) cloning

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The description of the approach fits the shotgun method of gene cloning, which randomly fragments the entire genome of an organism, and then clones those fragments into plasmids to create a library of recombinant plasmids. The other options, such as restriction or genetic engineering approaches, are more specific and do not involve random fragmentation of the entire genome.

The ________ Approach to Gene Cloning Employs a Mixture of Fragments