Plasmids 101: Screening Strategies Used in Plasmid Cloning
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Blog Post
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Restriction digest
Another way to distinguish between colonies...inserts from those that do not is by using a restriction digest. The key is to be strategic about your...route, check out our protocol video on using restriction digests to analyze plasmids, which can help you... you visualize this process, or visit our restriction analysis blog post.
Colony PCR
Colony PCR can...