Multiple Choice
What is the major difference between using green fluorescent protein versus using an antibiotic resistance gene as a reporter gene?
A) The green fluorescent protein can be used only when the host cell is a plant cell because it relies on the process of photosynthesis.
B) The antibiotic resistance gene can be used only when the host cell is an animal.
C) The green fluorescent protein can be used only in transfection, not in transformation.
D) With the green fluorescent protein, no cells are killed in the selection process.
E) Homologous recombination will work only with the green fluorescent protein.
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