Question

Based on the bacterial transformation using the plasmid containing the gene for GFP, what phenotype would you expect for cells from a successful transformation spread on agar plates containing LB, ampicillin, and arabinose in the presence of UV light? A white smear or 'lawn' A brown smear or 'lawn' Glowing E. coli colonies White E. coli colonies No colonies / no growth

Answer 1

No colonies, no growht.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement does not mention that apart from the GFP reporter gene, the plasmid contains ALSO the ampicillin resistance gene. This way, if you spread your traqnsformed cells on LB plates containing ampicillin, they will not be able to grow.