Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134605173
Author: Mark F. Sanders, John L. Bowman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 24P
Bacterial Pseudomonas species often possess plasmids encoding genes involved in the catabolism of organic compounds. You have discovered a strain that can metabolize crude oil and wish to identify the gene(s) responsible. Outline an experimental protocol to find the gene or genes required for crude oil
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Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)
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