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Recombinant DNA Technology Asexual reproduction preserves the genetic information, while sexual reproduction permits variation. Traditional hybridization procedures used in plants and animals breeding very often lead to inclusion and multiplication of undesirable genes along with the desired genes. The techniques of genetic engineering, which include creation of recombinant DNA, use of gene cloning and gene transfer, overcome this limitation and allow us to isolate and introduce only one or a set of desirable genes without introducing genes into the target organism.
In Recombinant DNA Technology, what is the role of the "selectable marker gene"?

1. A To provide energy to the host cell
2. B To cut the foreign gene from the donor organism
3. C To help in identification and selection of the host cells that contain the recombinant DNA
4. D To promote the expression of the foreign gene