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Plasmids are considered to be a suitable vector for gene cloning because 
 

Option: 1

They are small circular DNA molecules that can integrate with chromosomal host DNA.
 


Option: 2

They are small circular DNA molecules having their own replication site.
 


Option: 3

They can shuttle between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
 


Option: 4

They often carry antibiotic resistance genes. 


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As we have already discussed in Tools of Biotechnology: Cloning Vectors & Their Types -

 

 Plasmids are the extra-chromosomal, self-replicating, and double-stranded closed and circular DNA molecules present in the bacterial cell. Hence, the correct option is (b).
 

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