Plasmids 101: Colony PCR
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...the correct orientation or even if it’s in your plasmid backbone.
Backbone-specific primers: A second...orientation of your insert or if the insert is in your plasmid
Have to make a new primer pair for each insert
...about the size of the insert and if it's in the plasmid
Can be used to screen clones that were created ...created with the same backbone because primers are plasmid dependent
Doesn't provide information about the...insert
Tells you if the insert is present in the plasmid
Great for blunt end cloning
You have to make...thermocycling program. One key difference is the plasmid DNA must be released from the bacteria in order... just need to lyse the bacteria to release the plasmid DNA by either briefly boiling the sample before...