In the Construction of a Transgenic Cell, a Gene That

question 94

Multiple Choice

In the construction of a transgenic cell, a gene that enables growth on arabinose is added to the vector. This gene is being used as a

• A) transformation agent.
• B) selectable marker.
• C) replicon.
• D) cloning vector.
• E) expression vector.

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