Bacteria Transformed with Plasmids Are Plated on Growth Medium Containing

question 69

Multiple Choice

Bacteria transformed with plasmids are plated on growth medium containing ampicillin and X-gal. Blue colonies on the plate contain bacteria with a ____ plasmid, meaning the lacZ+ gene is ____. ​

• A)recombinant; deleted from the plasmid
• B)nonrecombinant; intact
• C)recombinant; intact
• D)nonrecombinant; disrupted by the inserted DNA fragment
• E)recombinant; disrupted by the inserted DNA fragment

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