Assume That a Researcher Conducted a Cloning Experiment Using a Typical

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Essay

Assume that a researcher conducted a cloning experiment using a typical plasmid, transformed an appropriate host bacterial strain, and plated the bacteria on an
appropriate X -gal medium. Blue and white colonies appeared. Which of the two types of colonies, blue or white, would more likely contain the recombinant plasmid? Why?

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