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(a) Identify the selectable markers in the diagram of E. coli vector shown above.(b) How is the coding sequence of a-galactosidase considered a better marker than the ones identified by you in the diagram? Explain. |
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Answer» (a) a–Ampicillin resistance d–Tetracycline. (b) The insertion of rDNA into the coding sequence of an enzyme a-galactosidase leads to the inactivation of the enzyme called insertional inactivation. The recombinants do not produce a blue coloured colonies in the presence of chromogenic substrate while the non-recombinants produce a blue colour. Thus, coding sequence of a-galactosidase is a better marker. |
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