Place the following steps for the cloning of a gene in order: 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.
A) 2,1,4,5,3
B) 1,2,3,4,5
C) 3,1,2,4,5
D) 5,1,4,3,2
E) 1,3,2,4,5

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

Place the Following Steps for the Cloning of a Gene