NEET2026Zoology-Genetic Engineering

NEET 2026 Zoology Cloning Vectors MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 12

Insertion of a foreign DNA at BamHI site in an E.coli cloning vector pBR₃₂₂ results in the loss of antibiotic resistance towards:

A

Ampicillin and tetracycline

B

Ampicillin

C

Tetracycline

D

Gentamycin

Correct Answer

Option C

Detailed Explanation

If one ligate a foreign DNA at the BamHI site of tetracycline resistance gene in the vector pBR₃₂₂, the recombinant plasmid will lose tetracycline resistance due to insertion of foreign DNA.

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