Refer to Figure 15-1. The use of antibiotic medium at the end of this process:



a. selects against plasmids containing human DNA fragments.

b. selects for plasmids containing particular DNA fragments.

c. selects for bacteria containing plasmids.

d. selects for bacteria lacking plasmids.

e. prevents contamination of the medium


C

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