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Biotechnology : Principles and Processes
In genetic engineering, the antibiotics are used
as selectable markers
to select healthy vectors
as sequences from where replicaton starts
to keep the cultures free of infection
B.
to select healthy vectors
The integration of selectable marker gene along with a gene of interest is helpful for identifying transformed cells. However, the presence of selectable marker for antibiotic resistance in a genetically modified organism that is released into environment is not desirable.
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