Question

Write the names of two antibiotic resistant genes found in plasmid $P^{BR322}$.

Answer 1

pBR322 is a plasmid vector in which p stands for plasmid and BR stands for Bolivar and Rodriguez, the scientists who constructed it. The plasmid pBR322 vector carries the genes for tetracycline ($te{t}^R$) and ampicillin ($am{p}^R$) resistance. These genes are useful to identify and select the transformants and non-transformants.