If you were to genetically engineer a bacterial cell to produce a human protein, you would use a bacterial plasmid as the _____, or carrier of the human DNA.
A)vector
B)probe
C)palindrome
D)shuttle
E)None of the other answer options is correct.

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A plasmid is a small, circular DNA molecule that can replicate independently within bacterial cells. It is commonly used as a vector to transfer foreign DNA into bacterial cells for protein production. The foreign DNA can be inserted into the plasmid using techniques such as restriction enzyme digestion and ligation. Once the plasmid with the foreign DNA is introduced into the bacterial cell, the bacterial machinery can produce the human protein encoded by the foreign DNA.

If You Were to Genetically Engineer a Bacterial Cell to Produce