Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18, Problem 3TYK
Why are antibiotic resistance markers such as ampR important components of bacterial plasmid cloning vectors?
a. The plasmid must have resistance to accept DNA inserts.
b. They allow the detection of plasmids that contain an inserted DNA fragment.
c. They ensure the presence of the ori site.
d. They ensure that the plasmid can be cut by a restriction enzyme.
e. They allow identification of bacteria that have taken up a plasmid.
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