Plasmids 101: Control Plasmids
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...the effect of the independent variable you are testing. Importantly, they demonstrate the functionality...associated with the independent variable you are testing and not some other unintended factor. Control plasmids...luciferase) that is either co-transfected with the test plasmid or transfected into a separate well of your...Regardless, the amount of reporter protein activity correlates to both the amount of DNA transfected into the... Plasmid B (as internal control)
This result indicates that the transfection was not successful due to... and from different preparations of the purified test plasmid expressing the independent variable. There...technical and biological.
In general, technical replicates can be thought of as "plate controls". They are...