Question

What are selectable markers?

Answer 1

Selectable markers

1. The term "selectable markers" refers to a gene that has been inserted into a host cell and has selectable markers that impart an artificially selectable feature.
2. Selectable markers primarily aid in the detection and eradication of transformants as well as enabling their proliferation.
3. E.g. antibiotics resistance genes, herbicide resistance genes, etc.