Suppose That Multiple Fragments from a Genome Have Been Cloned

question 20

Multiple Choice

Suppose that multiple fragments from a genome have been cloned into bacteria. How can researchers identify the bacteria that contain the particular sequence they are interested in?

• A) by sequencing all the bacterial DNA
• B) by DNA hybridization, using a labelled probe
• C) by observing that the bacteria will produce white colonies on X-gal
• D) by isolating the DNA of interest before transformation

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