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Which antibiotic resistance marker gene functions by encoding an enzyme that inactivates the antibiotic via acetylation, which normally inhibits ribosome activity and blocks translation?
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- 1Kanamycin resistance gene (kanR)
- 2Tetracycline resistance gene (tetR)
- 3Ampicillin resistance gene (ampR)
- 4Chloramphenicol resistance gene (cat)✓
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Chloramphenicol resistance gene (cat)
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