Southern,DIG

[Michael L. Sullivan]

I think radioactivity is probably still the most sensitive, if one is 
set up to use it.  I too have recently detected single copy genes in 
alfalfa.  I used only 1 ug of DNA with a random primed DNA probe.  I 
can only imagine that a riboprobe (which generally give 3-10 fold 
higher signals) would work even better.

Mike

>I also concur, there is a huge difference in sensitivity between
>colorimetric detection and chemiluminesence.  Our lab routinely detected
>single copy genes in alfalfa using only 10 micrograms of DNA per lane.  As
>for the control, we routinely used only 5 - 10 pg of plasmid DNA.
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Michael L. Sullivan, 
Ph.D                                                            
U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center
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