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Biotechnology and its Applications — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology and its Applications3 Marks
Question
How does $\beta$-galactosidase coding sequence act as a selectable marker? Explain. Why is it a preferred selectable marker to antibiotic resistance genes?
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Answer

  1. Presence of a chromogenic substrate gives blue colour, if the plasmid in the bacteria does not have an insert. (non-recombinants)
  2. With the insert do not produce any colour, recombinant colonies.
  3. Selection of recombinants due to inactivation of antibiotics, requires simultaneous plating on two plates having different antibiotics/process is more cumbersome.

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