Question
Name the two most commonly employed hosts and the vectors for human gene cloning.
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Answer
- Bacteria and yeast are the hosts.
- Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes (BACs) and Yeast Artificial Chromosomes (YACs)are the vectors.
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