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Question
Which selectable marker allows only transformed bacterial cells carrying the plasmid to grow on ampicillin-containing medium?
Options
lacZ gene
Origin of replication (ori)
Ampicillin resistance gene (ampR)
lacZ promoter
MCQ
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Solution
The ampicillin resistance gene (ampR) is the selectable marker. It allows transformed bacterial cells carrying the plasmid to grow on ampicillin-containing medium.
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