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Question : An antibiotic resistance gene in a vector usually helps in the selection of

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Competent BACTERIAL CELLS
Transformed bacterial cells
Recombinant bacterial cells
None of the above

Solution :Transformed bacterial cells
An antibiotic RESISTANCE gene in a VECTOR usually helps in the selection of transformed cells. The normal E. coli cells are SENSITIVE to antibiotics while the transformed cells are resistant so these antibiotics resistance genes can act as a selectable marker.


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