Which vector can clone only a small fragment of DNA?

Which vector can clone only a small fragment of DNA?
A Bacterial artificial chromosome
B Yeast artificial chromosome
C Plasmid
D Cosmid

Detailed Solution

A plasmid can carry only a small DNA insert (about 10 kb).
Cosmids carry about 45 kb, BACs 100–300 kb and YACs up to about 1000 kb.

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