Plasmids 101: Blue-white Screening
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...chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galacto-pyranoside) into galactose and an insoluble blue pigment (4-chloro-3-brom-...antibiotic selection here at Plasmids 101, we can talk about an even more specific method of screening your cloning... plasmid is a great start when cloning, but how about being able to choose those that contain plasmid ... a widely used method to do just that! (To read about other screening strategies, check out our screening... called α-complementation.
The system described above was put to practical use in the following way. Scientists...