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Replacement of an essential gene with a kanamycin resistance marker allows growth and division of cells on agar medium supplemented with kanamycin until the essential product is sufficiently depleted to block further growth. The properties of the microcolony of dead cells that results reflect the phenotypic consequences of the deletion mutation. ess, essential gene; kan, kanamycin resistance determinant.
