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The Plasmid pBR322 has antibiotic resistance genes for:

Correct answer: B. Ampicillin and Tetracycline

  • A. Streptomycin
  • B. Ampicillin and Tetracycline
  • C. Tetracycline and doxycycline
  • D. Ampicillin

Explanation

Factual recall;pBR322 is base pairs in length and has two antibiotic resistance genes - the gene 'bla', encoding the ampicillin resistance (AmpR) protein, and the gene 'tetA', encoding the tetracycline resistance (TetR) protein.

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