...plasmid of interest. For this example, we will describe how to copy a cDNA from one vector into a new ...(YGOI) for ligation into a recipient plasmid. Designing Primers for PCR Based Cloning The basic PCR primers...that: Do not cut within your insert. Are in the desired location in your recipient plasmid (usually in ...examine the DNA sequence that we want to amplify and design primers that will bind to and replicate it. The...ends of the ORF and how these are used for primer design: Because we are cloning an ORF, we want to clone...TAAGCAGAATTCATGTGGCATATCTCGAAGTAC-3'. For the Reverse Primer, the design is similar, but we need to use the reverse complement...