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(a) Name the selectable markers in the cloning vector pBR322? Mention the role they play.

(b) Why is the coding sequence of an enzyme \beta - galactosidase a preferred selectable marker in comparison to the ones named above?

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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(a) ampR/ ampicillin resistance genes, tetR/ tetracycline resistance gene.

They help in identifying and eliminating non - transformants / non - recombinants and selectively permitting the growth of the transformants/recombinants.

(b) Simpler process, less cumbersome, in the presence of chromogenic substrate recombinants are colourless and non - recombinants are blue in colour.

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