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Why is it important to have an antibiotic resistance gene in the cloning plasmid?


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It makes the bacteria resistant to the antibiotic.


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It provides a way to sort bacteria that have the gene of interest from the bacteria that have just an "empty" cloning plasmid.


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It provides a way for researchers to sort the bacteria that have the cloning plasmid from the bacteria that do not have the cloning plasmid.


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It aids scientists in developing new antibiotic treatments.
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