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Insertion and ligation of dna - class-XII
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The term 'recombinant DNA' refers to
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DNA with a piece of foreign DNA
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After cutting the source DNA and the vector DNA with a specific restriction enzyme, the cut out 'gene of interest' from the source DNA and the cut vector with space are mixed and ligase enzyme is added. This results in the formation of rDNA or hybrid DNA or chimeric DNA.
So, the correct answer is 'DNA with a piece of foreign DNA'.