If a Researcher Is Cloning a Sequence by Using PUC

question 48

Short Answer

If a researcher is cloning a sequence by using pUC and uses the plasmid to transform bacteria, which are then plated on X-gal medium, would the recombinant plasmids be found in blue or white colonies or both?

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