NEETZoologyBiotechnology - Principles and Processes
Read the following statements and choose the correct option: 1. Recipient cells after making them ‘competent’ to receive, take up DNA present in its surrounding 2. If a recombinant DNA bearing gene for resistance to an antibiotic (e.g., ampicillin) is transferred into E. coli cells, the host cells become transformed into ampicillin-resistant cells 3. If we spread the transformed cells on agar plates containing ampici
Options
- AAll are correct
- BBoth 2 and 4 are correct
- COnly 1 and 2 are incorrect
- DOnly 4 is correct
Correct answer
A. All are correct
Step-by-step solution
There are several methods of introducing the ligated DNA into recipient cells. Recipient cells after making them ‘competent’ to receive, take up DNA present in its surrounding. So, if a recombinant DNA bearing gene for resistance to an antibiotic (e.g., ampicillin) is transferred into E. coli cells, the host cells become transformed into ampicillin-resistant cells. If we spread the transformed cells on agar plates containing ampicillin, only transformants will grow, untransformed recipient cells will die. Since, du