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The colonies of recombinant bacteria appear white in contrast to blue colonies of non-recombinant bacteria because of

A

insertional inactivation of `alpha`-galactosidase in non-recombinant bacteria

B

insertional inactivation of `beta`-galactosidase in recombinant bacteria

C

inactivation of glycosidase enzyme in bacteria

D

non-recombinant bacteria containing `beta`-galactosidase

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The colonies of recombinant of recombinant bacteria appear white in contrast to blue colonies of non-recombinant bacteria due to inactivation of beta-galactosidase enzyme in recombinant bacteria.
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