Plasmids 101: Blue-white Screening
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...mutation allowing for a functional enzyme. This process is called α-complementation.
The system described...are working as they should be.
Don't rush the process: It is important to give your plates enough time...any intact β-galactosidase to be expressed and process x-gal into blue pigment (16-20 hours). A plate ...Blue-white screening is just that – a screening process. It does not select only those cells that have ...