Constructing and Screening a Recombinant DNA Library

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Session Overview

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This session will review how to make a recombinant genomic DNA library and how to use this library to find a specific gene. This session will outline using a library to clone a gene by complementation of a mutant phenotype.

Learning Objectives

  • To understand what a recombinant genomic DNA library is and how it is constructed.
  • To identify how to use a genomic library to identify a gene of interest.
  • To understand how to clone the gene of interest by complementation of a mutant phenoptype.
  • To understand the limitations of a genomic library.

Session Activities

Lecture Video

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Session Activities

Help Session Video

Watch the short video of Robert Dorkin explaining genomic libraries and cDNA libraries.

Practice Problems

Further Study

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