Selectable Marker At Biology Glossary

What is it? A mutation that confers a phenotype on a cell such that when grown on a certain medium only those cells with the mutation will grow. For example, the mutation rpsL1 makes cells resistant to the antibiotic streptomycin -- when grown on medium with streptom

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