Why is baker's yeast useful for expressing genetically engineered genes?
a. The yeast cells are best suited for making human products for medical use.
b. Yeast cells are eukaryotic and so would likely be successful in expressing eukaryotic genes.
c. Many inducible promoters from the yeast genome have been cloned, such as the lac operon.
d. The yeast cells do not secrete their protein products.
Answer: b. Yeast cells are eukaryotic and so would likely be successful in expressing eukaryotic genes.
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