Successful Insertion of a DNA Fragment into the Polylinker Region

question 6

Multiple Choice

Successful insertion of a DNA fragment into the polylinker region of pBluescript II is detected by

• A)production of the enzyme β-galactosidase.
• B)absence of the enzyme β-galactosidase.
• C)the increased size of the plasmid.
• D)autoradiography.
• E)None of these

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