Question 11. During ligation, the plasmid vector is prevented from re-ligating to itself by: a. Removing the 5' phosphates from the DNA to be inserted. b. Adding 3' phosphates to the DNA to be inserted using T4 polynucleotide kinase. c. Phosphorylating the vector DNA with a phosphatase enzyme. d. Removing 5' phosphates from the vector DNA.

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Question 11. During ligation, the plasmid vector is prevented from re-ligating to itself by:
a. Removing the 5' phosphates from the DNA to be inserted.
b. Adding 3' phosphates to the DNA to be inserted using T4 polynucleotide
kinase.
c. Phosphorylating the vector DNA with a phosphatase enzyme.
d. Removing 5' phosphates from the vector DNA.
Transcribed Image Text:Question 11. During ligation, the plasmid vector is prevented from re-ligating to itself by: a. Removing the 5' phosphates from the DNA to be inserted. b. Adding 3' phosphates to the DNA to be inserted using T4 polynucleotide kinase. c. Phosphorylating the vector DNA with a phosphatase enzyme. d. Removing 5' phosphates from the vector DNA.
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