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DNA Libraries

A DNA library is a collection of DNA fragments that in their entirety represent the genome, that is, a particular gene being sought and all remaining DNA. It is the starting point for cloning a gene of unknown chromosomal location. To produce a library, the total DNA is digested with a restriction enzyme, and the… read more »

cDNA cloning

cDNA is a single-stranded segment of DNA that is complementary to the mRNA of a coding DNA segment or of a whole gene. It can be used as a probe (cDNA probe as opposed to a genomic probe) for the corresponding gene because it is complementary to coding sections (exons) of the gene. If the… read more »

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