A plasmid vector for a particular gene of interest (shown in purple) was constructed and transfected into a suitable expression host. There was no expression of the gene of interest. Which one of the following statements is the best explanation for the observation.
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A plasmid vector for a particular gene of interest (shown in purple) was constructed and transfected into a suitable expression host. There was no expression of the gene of interest. Which one of the following statements is the best explanation for the observation.

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Accepted Answer

The gene was inserted upstream of the promoter region

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The gene was inserted downstream of the origin of replication

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The gene was inserted outside of the multiple cloning site

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None of these options explains the lack of expression

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