Of These Steps, Which Occurs First in the Production of a Recombinant

Question

Of these steps, which occurs first in the production of a recombinant plasmid?
A)cloning
B)cutting DNA into fragments
C)isolation of a plasmid from a bacterium
D)reproduction of the engineered plasmid in bacteria

Accepted Answer

The first step in producing a recombinant plasmid is the isolation of a plasmid from a bacterium, which serves as the vector for inserting foreign DNA.