E. coli was inserted with a plasmid vector with a gene resistant to ampicillin. This bacterium was then inoculated into a medium treated with ampicillin. After 24 hours of incubation what would be seen?

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The plasmid vector with the gene resistant to ampicillin allows the E. coli to grow in the presence of ampicillin, leading to a population of ampicillin-resistant bacteria, effectively creating a DNA clone of the ampicillin-resistant bacterium.

E Coli was Inserted with a Plasmid Vector with a Gene