Answer:
Mutation
Explanation:
Mutation is a change in the nucleotide sequence by addition, deletion, substitution, etc which results in the slow addition of allelic variation that increases the diversity in a population and leads to evolutionary change.
The right mutation in the allele or gene is favored by nature and it is passed in the next generation through reproduction. Mutation helps in the survival of a population in the continuously changing environment by adding new alleles that increase the fitness of the organism. So the correct answer is mutation.
Answer:
B.carries and allows expression of a foreign gene of interest.
Explanation:
Plasmids are the low molecular weight extrachromosomal DNA molecules that are able to replicate themselves independent of chromosomal DNA due to the presence of "ori" (origin of replication).
Plasmids serve as vectors in recombinant DNA technology as some of their genes can be replaced with the gene of interest to create recombinant plasmids.
The restriction enzymes that create the sticky ends and DNA ligases facilitate the insertion of the foreign gene into the plasmids.
The host cells are made competent to take up the recombinant plasmids. Once inside the host cell, the recombinant plasmids replicate themselves and express the gene of interest that they carry.
The answer would be water.
