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Sourav PanDecember 7, 2024

When DNA from an ampicillin-resistant organism is brought into an ampicillin-sensitive organism by transformation and the product is grown on agar containing ampicillin: A) Only the transformed cells will grow B) Only donor cells will grow C) All cells grow D) No cells grow E) Only ampicillin-sensitive cells grow

When DNA from an ampicillin-resistant organism is brought into an ampicillin-sensitive organism by transformation and the product is grown on agar containing ampicillin:
A) Only the transformed cells will grow
B) Only donor cells will grow
C) All cells grow
D) No cells grow
E) Only ampicillin-sensitive cells grow

Sourav Pan
Sourav PanDecember 7, 2024

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A) Only the transformed cells will grow: Only the transformed cells that have acquired the ampicillin-resistant gene will survive and grow on the ampicillin-containing agar.

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