Which of the Following Statements About Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance Genes

question 135

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about bacterial antibiotic resistance genes is false?

• A) They are usually present in the bacterial large circular genome.
• B) They were used by Cohen and Boyer in their first recombinant DNA experiments.
• C) They are convenient selectable markers.
• D) They can confer antibiotic resistance to other prokaryotes.
• E) They are important to medicine.

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