Hygromycin B is a chemical that inhibits protein synthesis, and therefore is let

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Hygromycin B is a chemical that inhibits protein synthesis, and therefore is lethal to most organisms. A strain of E. coli was transformed with the hyg gene, which encodes a protein that detoxifies hygromycin B. Which of the following do you predict to be true about this transgenic E. coli strain? (Select ALL that apply.)

Question 7 0 out of 1 points Hygromycin B is a chemical that inhibits protein synthesis, and therefore is lethal to most organisms. A strain of E. coli was EX transformed with the hyg gene, which encodes a protein that detoxifies hygromycin B. Which of the following do you predict to be true about this transgenic E. coli strain? (Select ALL that apply.) The strain will produce hygromycin B The strain is now resistant to hygromycin B Answers: The strain will not be able to grow on medium containing hygromycin B The strain will produce hygromycin B The strain will grow on medium containing hygromycin B The strain is now resistant to hygromycin B

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Hygromycin B inhibits protein synthesis in E.coli. If hyg gene is introduced in E.coli, it produces a protein that detoxifies hygromycin B. So, the presence of hyg gene in E.coli is benificial as it protects them fromthe lethal effect of hygromycin B. Therefore the following statements are true about this transgenic E.coli strain.

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