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Question
An antibiotic resistance gene in a vector usually helps in the selection of ______.
Options
Competent bacterial cells
Transformed bacterial cells
Recombinant bacterial cells
None of the above
Solution
An antibiotic resistance gene in a vector usually helps in the selection of transformed bacterial cells.
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