The Production of a Functional Gene Product by Transforming Bacteria

question 74

Multiple Choice

The production of a functional gene product by transforming bacteria that lack a lacZ gene with a plasmid containing a lacZ gene is known as

• A) complementation.
• B) mitosis.
• C) transfection.
• D) reversion.

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