marker-assisted selection
marker-assisted selection In genetic engineering, the introduction of a marker that confers antibiotic resistance into bacterial cells along with other DNA. Offspring containing both antibiotic resistance and the new DNA will survive exposure to the antibiotic, while other offspring will be killed.
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