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Transformation of  plasmids with antibiotic-resistant genes (in addition to desired genes to be transformed) is done in the lab mainly as a tool of artificial selection to eliminate bacteria that did not take up the exogenous DNA.
Explanation:
Transformation must occur in competent cells which can be artificially induced by culturing the cells in divalent cations like calcium chloride, or by electroporation. Nonetheless, cells can take up any exogenous DNA when they become competent. The exogenous DNA after being taken up is involved in recombination with the cell's DNA. This ensures that the exogenous DNA is incorporated into the genome of the cell hence exhibiting the new genes in phenotype. This is one method of creating transgenic organisms.
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