Question

What is the significance of a recombinant plasmid?

Recombinant plasmid is the cause for endonuclease activity on DNA and RNA.
Recombinant plasmid is the point of attachment for DNA and RNA in the nucleus.
Recombinant plasmid makes sure that host DNA is the site of cleavage.
Recombinant plasmid is responsible for altering an organism's characteristics.

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is "Recombinant plasmid is responsible for altering an organism's characteristics."

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

recombinant DNA

A strand of DNA formed by splicing DNA from 2 different organisms is called recombinant DNA

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the techniques of recombinant DNA technology, certain enzymes known as restriction enzymes capable of cleaving double stranded DNA in the plasmid of bacteria genomes (other organisms like eukaryotes can also be used) are used to obtain specific sequences of DNA bearing desirable traits in the both organisms.

Once the two DNA fragments have been obtained, another enzyme known as DNA ligase is used to seal the point of splicing, thereby constructing a single DNA from the two organisms.

This single DNA is known as Recombinant DNA