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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