cloning NdeI cut products

[Richard P. Grant]

Amy Anne Caudy wrote:
> You'll need to use quite a bit to
> see it on EtBr, and of course the fragment size has to be separable. 

Which reminds me.  Viewing the gel under short wave UV (i.e. a
transilluminator) can cause dT dimers which the bugs will spit out,
significantly reducing the (apparent) cloning efficiency.  You should always
use a long wave (therefore lower energy) source of UV, e.g. a hand-held lamp.

R



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