used to introduce the gene‚ usually a plasmid or bacteriophage‚ is called the vector. Ideal vectors have high rates of replication. Gene cloning is an important procedure in genetic engineering that allows us to produce a large amount of a useful gene product: for instance‚ insulin can be made for diabetic individuals by cloning genes from pancreatic cells.(Wikipedia 15/11/2014) Cloning vector: A cloning vector is a small piece of DNA‚ taken from a virus‚ a plasmid‚ or the cell of a higher organism‚
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Transformation of Bacterial Cells with Plasmid DNA Introduction: Transformation refers to the process in which the cell integrates foreign DNA to its genetic code‚ meaning it takes the genes and incorporates them into the cell’s current DNA. Cells that can do this naturally‚ most commonly bacteria and archea‚ are known as competent. The bacteria E. coli do not have high transformation competence under normal conditions‚ but can be manipulated to produce better results using
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2/15/2013 background on transformation of bacteria with pGLO plasmid Experiment #5 Aim: Purpose of this lab is to have plasmid activity transformed Material: Bacteria starter plate‚ pGLO DNA Plasmid‚ microcentrifuge tubes‚ Ice‚ water bath‚ CaCl2 Transformation solution‚ (LB) agar plate‚ (LB/Amp) agar plate‚ (LB/Amp/ara) agar plate‚ Micropipette‚ and Micropipette tips. Method: Genetic transformation is a procedure which is done by taking genes from one organism and putting them in another organism
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Student Lab Section 6 E. Coli Genetic Transformation with pGLO Plasmid Introduction: Genetic transformation is where one organism takes on a characteristic from another organism (Bacterial Transformation 2013). For this experiment we used the bacteria E. Coli to take in foreign jellyfish DNA which will allow it to change genetic material. This experiment determines the effects that the plasmid pGLO has in transferring the Green Florescent Protein found in a jellyfish into the bacteria. It
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Identification of Mystery Plasmids Abstract Plasmids serve as important tools in genetics and biotechnology labs‚ where they are commonly used make many copies of a particular gene. The aim of this experiment was to identify three mystery plasmids based upon their characteristics; such as size‚ antibiotic resistance‚ lacZ profile and conjugative properties. The results obtained showed that plasmid number2 was the pDSK519 plasmid and its size was 26229.58 Bp. Plasmid pDSK519 also was found to be
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a result of its uptake and incorporation of foreign DNA fragments from external medium (Anthony et al‚ 2008). In addition to chromosome‚ bacterial cells often contain extrachromosomal DNA called plasmids which are capable of autonomic replication and antibiotic resistance (Dale & Simon‚ 2010). Plasmids can transport foreign DNA into host or other bacterial cells hence they are known as vectors. The resultant DNA of the transportation is called recombinant DNA (Mader‚ 2010). During transformation
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November 25‚ 2012 The Effect of the pGLO Plasmid on Genetic Transformation of E.coli by Heat Shock Introduction Genetic transformation is the genetic alteration of a cell resulting from the direct uptake‚ incorporation and expression of exogenous genetic material l(exogenous DNA) from its surroundings and taken up through the cell membranes. This was first demonstrated in 1928 by Bacteriologist Frederick Griffith (Lederberg 2000).A plasmid is a small circular piece of DNA that contains important
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Extraction and Analysis of Plasmid DNA from E. coli Cells Introduction A plasmid is an extra-chromosomal element‚ often a circular DNA. Since a plasmid is by definition an extra-chromosomal element‚ it cannot make use of any origin of DNA replication in a chromosome (BP site). Meaning that DNA synthesis within a plasmid depends on having an origin of DNA synthesis of its own. Plasmids are often found in bacterial cells‚ in which they are used as transfer agents for transmitting various antibiotic
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Experiment 2 Titles Extraction of Bacterial Plasmid DNA and Analysis of Extracted DNA Samples Objectives * To learn the procedures needed in extracting the bacterial plasmid DNA * To determine the concentration of original DNA sample and purity of prepared DNA sample by using spectrophotometer * To analyze the extracted DNA sample by gel electrophoresis Materials and methods (Refer to UDBB2144 Laboratory 2A Manual Principles of biotechnology page 6-10) Results
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Wintersemester / page 1 Experiment 22 Isolation of plasmid-DNA from bacteria and PCR Advisor Konrad Egli: kegli@botinst.unizh.ch Reading Chapters in BBOM 10th: 10.8 BBOM : Madigan M.T.‚ J.M. Martinko and J. Parker: "Brock - Biology of Microorganisms"‚ 10th Edition (2003)‚ Prentice Hall. Objectives Background • Isolation of plasmid-DNA from different bacteria clones • Handling of bacteria clones • PCR-experiment The typical plasmid is a circular double-standed DNA molecule less
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