Question: Early gene-cloning experiments involved insertion at one restriction site in the vector; for example, the insert would have an EcoRI site at each end, and

Early gene-cloning experiments involved insertion at one restriction site in the vector; for example, the insert would have an EcoRI site at each end, and the vector would be opened at an RI site prior to ligation. Under what circumstances would asymmetric cloning be desirable, with the inset having a different restriction site at each end (see Tools of Biochemistry 4A)?

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