...efficiently amplified than larger constructs, but plasmids as large as ~6 kb can be amplified fairly easily...polymerase activity (for amplification), 3’->5’ exonuclease activity (increases amplification fidelity), and no... the desired mutation) in a PCR protocol that amplifies the entire plasmid template. The parent template...Generation of mutagenized plasmids. PCR primers (green) amplify the plasmid template (blue), and introduce a restriction..., which flank the targeted region. Upon PCR amplification, the template is removed by DpnI restriction...extension time to match the size of your template. Amplification of GC-rich plasmids is facilitated by the addition...located close to your target site, you can simply amplify and mutate this smaller portion of the plasmid ...