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What is ARMS-PCR or allele-specific PCR?
The allele-specific PCR also called as an ARMS- PCR (amplification refractory mutation system) or PASA…
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Role of nested PCR in microbial identification
The nested qPCR or the nested RT-PCR gives great power to this technique which can…
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What is nested PCR?
In the nested PCR, the specificity of the PCR reaction is enhanced by reducing the…
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Protocol for inverse PCR
In the beginning, before doing any wet lab work, design the primers complementary to the…
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Inverse PCR
Here, the unknown DNA sequence adjacent to the known template DNA is amplified using the…
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Maxam-Gilbert Sequencing: What Was It, and Why
In the mid-1970s, two methods were developed for directly sequencing DNA: the Maxam-Gilbert sequencing (or…
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Clone Library Screening
The result of any cloning experiment that begins with total DNA from a specific source…
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Prokaryotic Expression Vectors
The first vector we will consider is the pUC family of vectors Figure 3.4.1: pUC vector Although it…
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cDNA and Genomic Libraries
Isolation of corresponding genetic information Instead of synthesizing a desired gene, can we used the…
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Types and Functions of Plasmids
Resistance Plasmids Also referred to as antimicrobial resistance plasmids, resistance plasmids are a type of…