Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective

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ISBN: 9781259709999

Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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What is the function of a vector?

a) Destroys cells that do not contain cloned DNA

b) Allows cells to take up foreign DNA

c) Carries cloned DNA, allowing it to replicate in cells

d) Encodes herbicide resistance

e) Encodes Bt toxin

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