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During storage, there are chances of degradation of DNA. Larger fragments are having more chances of being got lost.

(a) True

(b) False

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Asked question is from Genomic Libraries topic in chapter Libraries Construction of Genetic Engineering

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Right option is (a) True

The explanation: During storage, there are chances of degradation of DNA and the larger fragments are at greater risk of being lost. And thus average insert size will gradually fall.

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