...property by including ccdB on its destination plasmids. In the destination plasmid, the ccdB gene is flanked... interest by taking advantage of bacterial characteristics such as prototrophy, the ability to synthetize...sites. To introduce a gene of interest into the destination plasmid, recombination sites must first be added...

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...how to amplify recombination-prone plasmids and testing your prep can save you the headache of troubleshooting...colony you selected contains the full plasmid. A diagnostic digest is one of the easiest and clearest ways...you can try re-streaking for single colonies and testing multiple preps. In some cases, we suggest gel extraction...plasmid is present, but the recombined plasmid is still visible. This indicates that the DNA prep contains...

... replicate the host's chromosomal DNA, but they still rely on the host machinery to make additional copies...Patrick says researchers can ask themselves a few questions to get started: Will the plasmid be used exclusively...that plasmids with low to medium copy numbers can still express massive amounts of protein given the proper...cells have not started to die off. Have any questions? Need something clarified? If so please, post ...

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