What is the role of agar plates in recombinant technologies?

What is the role of agar plates in recombinant technologies?
  1. To allow transformed cells to grow
  2. To inhibit the growth of untransformed cells
  3. To allow the expression of foreign genes in host cells
  4. To purify the desired protein

Solution

Agar plates are used to inhibit the growth of untransformed cells.

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