Escherichia coli is used extensively in biological research as it is

Easily cultured

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Easily available

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Easy to handle

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Easily multiplied in host

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Solution

The correct option is A Easily cultured
Escherichia coli is used extensively in biological research like protein engineering and genetic research due to several reasons. It has relatively small genome size. It is easily cultured. It has a high growth rate compared to complex organisms. It is a well-studied model organism.
Thus, the correct answer is 'Easily cultured.'

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