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DNA Libraries: Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC)
Produced by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, this resource contains an overview of the techniques involved in making a BAC (Bacterial Artificial Chromosome) library. It consists of an animation that covers the key stages in the process:
* Extracting DNA from white blood cells and use of restriction enzymes to "cut up" DNA fragments;
* Gel electrophoresis to separate and select DNA fragments by size;
* Creating BAC clones using recombinant DNA techniques;
* Inserting DNA fragments into vectors and transferring in to host bacterial cells;
* Selection of the clones for the library.
This animation can be used to support teaching or recombinant DNA techniques in the classroom.
To play the animation, first download the file and save it to your computer, where it will run as a Flash animation.
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