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Molecules having new combination of sequences that were not present before are called as __________

(a) intermolecular ligants

(b) recombinants

(c) couple

(d) intramolecular ligants

The question was posed to me in semester exam.

I would like to ask this question from Cloning using a Simple Plasmid and Alpha Complementation topic in portion Simple Cloning of Genetic Engineering

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Correct option is (b) recombinants

To explain I would say: After cloning experiment is carried out, there are various orientations possible. Molecules having combination of new sequences which were not present earlier are called as recombinants.

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