Scientists have recently modified the bacteria that cause tooth decay by inserting a fragment of DNA into the

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Scientists have recently modified the bacteria that cause tooth decay by inserting a fragment of DNA into the bacteria's DNA that prevents it from producing lactic acid. What is the new DNA called?
foreign DNA
restriction DNA
recombinant DNA
transgenic DNA

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Recombinant DNA.

Explanation: the bacteria now contain DNA formed by combining (inserting) a DNA fragment into their genome — that engineered combination is called recombinant DNA. (The modified bacteria could also be called transgenic, but the new DNA itself is recombinant.)

Scientists have recently modified the bacteria that cause tooth decay by inserting a fragment of DNA into the bacteria's DNA that prevents it from producing lactic acid. What is the new DNA called?
foreign DNA
restriction DNA
recombinant DNA
transgenic DNA

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Scientists have recently modified the bacteria that cause tooth decay by inserting a fragment of DNA into the bacteria's DNA that prevents it from producing lactic acid. What is the new DNA called? foreign DNA restriction DNA recombinant DNA transgenic DNA

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Scientists have recently modified the bacteria that cause tooth decay by inserting a fragment of DNA into the bacteria's DNA that prevents it from producing lactic acid. What is the new DNA called?
foreign DNA
restriction DNA
recombinant DNA
transgenic DNA