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NEET BiologyClass 12Cloning vectorsMediumAssertion–Reason

Read the Assertion and the Reason about selecting recombinants with a plasmid vector in which foreign DNA is inserted at the BamH I site, then choose the correct option.

  • Assertion (A): Host cells carrying the recombinant plasmid fail to grow on tetracycline but grow on ampicillin.
  • Reason (R): The insert at the BamH I site inactivates the tetracycline resistance gene.

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