alleryStart learning →Which marker is commonly used in the laboratory to pick out transformed plant cells?
AFlower colour change
BAntibiotic resistance
CSeed weight gain
DLeaf shape change
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Antibiotic resistance
Only cells carrying the added construct survive on antibiotic medium, so resistance serves as the selection marker.
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