NEETZoologyBiotechnology - Principles and Processes
What happens to the tetracycline resistance gene when a foreign DNA is ligated at the BamH I site?
Options
- AIt remains intact
- BIt gets activated
- CIt gets inactivated
- DIt gets eliminated
Correct answer
C. It gets inactivated
Step-by-step solution
For example, you can ligate a foreign DNA at the BamH I site of tetracycline resistance gene in the vector pBR322. The recombinant plasmids will lose tetracycline resistance due to insertion of foreign DNA but can still be selected out from non-recombinant ones by plating the transformants on tetracycline containing medium. The transformants growing on ampicillin containing medium are then transferred on a medium containing tetracycline. The recombinants will grow in ampicillin containing medium but not on that con