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Recombinant DNA cloning

Diagram providing an overview of DNA cloning.

DNA cloning techniques create exact copies of specific DNA segments, primarily using traditional recombinant DNA methods, involving restriction enzymes and DNA ligase to insert a gene into a plasmid vector. 

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