Plasmids 101: Restriction Cloning
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...circular plasmid that can be easily maintained in a variety of biological systems. Read on for an in-depth ...backbone. Ideally, the backbone will contain a variety of restriction enzyme cut sites (restriction sites...completion. The time required for complete digestion varies for different enzymes. Many companies now sell ...be cut out of the gel individually.
There are a variety of ways to visualize the DNA in your gel (this ...approximately 1:3. Since the number of base pairs for each varies, it is difficult to calculate this based on DNA...for each plasmid you are trying to create, with varying ratios of recipient plasmid to insert.
It is critical... plating on the appropriate antibiotic and try varying the “recipient plasmid : insert ratio” in the ligation...