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In genetic engineering, the antibiotics are used

A

To select healthy vectors

B

As sequences from where replication starts

C

To keep the cultures free of infection

D

As selectable markers

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Antibiotics medium are used to mark or select transformant & Recombinant bacteria so we can say antibiotics used as a selectable markers with marker gene (Antibiotics resistant gene).
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