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Biology Biotechnology Principles and Processes NCERT Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 13, 2026

If the bacterium does not have any insert, then the presence of chromogenic substrate, it gives:

A
Red coloured colonies
B
Colourless colonies
C
Blue colonies
D
Green colonies

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C

If there is no insert, the lacZ gene remains functional, producing β-galactosidase, which acts on the chromogenic substrate (like X-gal) and forms blue colonies.

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