The image below shows the result of plating bacteria in chromogenic medium after incorporating the gene of interest in plasmid. Some plates had blue colonies; some plates had white colonies. A single bacterium extracted from Plate I,II,III is shown below:
On the basis of your observations
a) Identify the plate(s) which is/are white. Give a reason. b) Identify the plate(s) which is/are blue. Give a reason