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In the Human Genome Project, YAC and BAC were used

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a

as molecular scissors to cut DNA into smaller fragments

b

as vectors for cloning DNA fragments

c

for alignment of overlapping DNA fragments

d

as vectors for cloning RNA fragments

answer is B.

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For sequencing, the total DNA from a cell is isolated and converted into random fragments of relatively smaller sizesand cloned in a suitable host using specialised vectors. The commonly used hosts were bacteria and yeast, and the vectors wereBAC (bacterial artificial chromosomes), and YAC (yeast artificial chromosomes).

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In the Human Genome Project, YAC and BAC were used