Draw pBR 322 cloning vector. Label ‘ORI’, ‘ROP’ and any one antibiotic resistance site on it and state their functions.


Fig. E. coli cloning vector pBR322


Function:


Ori-this is a sequence where replication starts and also responsible for creating a copy number of the linked DNA.


Rop- codes for the proteins involved in the replication of the plasmid.


AmpR/ tetR- ligation of alien DNA carries and also helps in the selection of recombinants.


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