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The construction of the first recombinant DNA was done by using the native plasmid of

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Escherichia coli

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Salmonella typhimurium

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Bacillus thuringiensis

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Yeast

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Agrobacterium

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The correct option is B Salmonella typhimurium
S. Cohen and H. Boyer constructed the first recombinant DNA using antibiotic resistance genes present on the plasmid of drug resistance strains of E. coli. This gene was linked to the native plasmid of Salmonella typhimurium.
So, the correct answer is option B.

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