NEET Previous Year Question

In genetic engineering, the antibiotics are used :-

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. Aas sequences from where replication starts
  2. Bto keep the cultures free of infection
  3. Cas selectable markers
  4. Dto select healthy vectors

Correct answer: C

Solution

(c) In genetic engineering, antibiotic resistance genes are used as selectable markers to identify transformed cells.

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