Figure 15-1 Refer to the Accompanying Figure

question 66

Multiple Choice

Figure 15-1 Refer to the accompanying figure. The use of antibiotic medium at the end of this process:

• A) selects against plasmids containing human DNA fragments.
• B) selects for plasmids containing particular DNA fragments.
• C) selects for bacteria containing plasmids.
• D) selects for bacteria lacking plasmids.
• E) prevents contamination of the medium.

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