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What is cloned DNA used for?
Posted June 22, 2020
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DNA cloning is a practice to create a large number of copies of a particular gene or other pieces of DNA. The cloned DNA can be used in many downstream applications, such as:
- Working out the function of the gene
- Investigating a gene’s characteristics (size, expression, tissue distribution)
- Studying how mutations may affect a gene’s function
- Production of protein coded for by the gene
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Helixyte™ Green *10,000X Aqueous PCR Solution*
6-ROX glycine *25 uM fluorescence reference solution for PCR reactions*Perdew, G. H., Heuvel, J. P. V., & Peters, J. M. (2008). Regulation of gene expression. Springer Science & Business Media.Lodish, H., Berk, A., Kaiser, C. A., Krieger, M., Scott, M. P., Bretscher, A., ... & Matsudaira, P. (2008). Molecular cell biology. Macmillan.