cDNA Libraries and Expression Libraries

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Session Overview

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This session will review how to make a recombinant cDNA library and how to use this library to find a specific gene. This session will outline the differences between a genomic and a cDNA library, and discuss how to use a cDNA library to clone a gene of interest.

Learning Objectives

  • To understand what a recombinant cDNA library is and how it is constructed.
  • To understand how to use a cDNA library to identify a gene of interest by the protein made.

Session Activities

Lecture Video

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Session Activities

Help Session Video

Watch the short video of Robert Dorkin explaining transformation and protein expression.

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