Read the Assertion and the Reason about selecting recombinants with a plasmid vector in which foreign DNA is inserted at the BamH I site, then choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): Host cells carrying the recombinant plasmid fail to grow on tetracycline but grow on ampicillin.
Reason (R): The insert at the BamH I site inactivates the tetracycline resistance gene.

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Read the Assertion and the Reason about selecting recombinants with a plasmid vector in which foreign DNA is inserted at the BamH I site, then choose the correct option.

More NEET Biology chapters

Practising is step one. Knowing what to practise next is the hard part.

Practising is step one. Knowing what to practise next is the hard part