Which characteristic is not one of the properties of yeast cells that have made them useful eukaryotic hosts for recombinant DNA studies?
A) Their rapid rate of cell division
B) Their small genome size
C) Their ease of growth in the laboratory
D) Their ability to ferment alcohols
E) Their similarity to most other eukaryotic cells

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The ability to ferment alcohols is not a property of yeast cells that makes them useful eukaryotic hosts for recombinant DNA studies. Other options such as rapid rate of cell division, small genome size, ease of growth in the laboratory, and similarity to most other eukaryotic cells are important characteristics that make yeast cells useful hosts for genetic engineering.

Which Characteristic Is Not One of the Properties of Yeast