Biotechnology Principles And Processes Ques 59

59. In genetic engineering, the antibiotics are used

(a) as selectable markers.

(b) to select healthy vectors.

(c) to keep the cultures free of infection.

(d) as sequences from where replication starts.

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Answer : a

Hints & Solutions

(a) Antibiotics are powerful medicines that fight bacterial infections. They either kill bacteria or keep them from reproducing. In genetic engineering, the antibiotics are used as selectable markers.