Plasmids 101: Gene, enhancer, and promoter trapping
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...observed in the kidneys at a specific developmental stage you could infer that the gene which GFP was monitoring...Development-specific genes – if a gene functions at multiple stages in development, its depletion may result in lethality... the depletion of one another.
Under these circumstances, trap methods may be the preferred screening... in fact, they can be activated a considerable distance away from a gene which can make identification...