The answer given is b. Why not c?

The answer given is b. Why not c? II. An antibiotic resistance gene in a vector usually helps in the selection of: a. b. c. d. Competent bacterial cells Transformed bacterial cells Recombinant bacterial cells None of the above

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Correct option B is correct.
An antibiotic resistance gene in a vector usually helps in the selection of Transformed bacterial cells.
Transformed bacterial cells are those bacterial cells which inherit resistance to a particular antibiotic from the vector carrying resistance to a particular antibiotic.
Normally An antibiotic resistance gene in a vector usually helps in the selection of Transformed bacterial cells but not for recombinant bacterial cells.

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