A researcher is preparing to insert a human gene of interest into a bacterial plasmid in order to clone the human gene. She has genetically engineered the plasmid to carry a gene amp R , which confers resistance to the antibiotic ampicillin. She will include ampicillin in the plating medium when she grows the recombinant bacteria. Why has she engineered the plasmid to include an antibiotic resistance gene? Choose the best answer. The figure shows a bacterial plasmid which has an amp superscript R gene, the gene for ampicillin resistance, and a lacZ gene, the gene for lactose breakdown. The lacZ gene has a restriction site. A researcher is preparing to insert a human gene of interest into a bacterial plasmid in order to clone the human gene. She has genetically engineered the plasmid to carry a gene amp R , which confers resistance to the antibiotic ampicillin. She will include ampicillin in the plating medium when she grows the recombinant bacteria. Why has she engineered the plasmid to include an antibiotic resistance gene? Choose the best answer.