Life: The Science of Biology 11th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1-31901-016-4
ISBN 13: 978-1-31901-016-4

Chapter 18 - Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology - 18.3 - Any Sequence of DNA Can Be Used for Cloning - 18.3 Recap - Learning Outcomes - Page 387: 1

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A genomic library is a collection of DNA fragments from a single organism that contains at least one copy of DNA sequence in the genome with the smallest possible number of duplicates. These libraries are constructed by examining independently isolated vector linked fragments of DNA. A cDNA library consists of cDNAs from a specific tissue of an organism within a given time frame. These libraries come in handy as a starting point for cloning eukaryotic genes, since all the coding sequences are given.

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A genomic library is a collection of DNA fragments from a single organism that contains at least one copy of DNA sequence in the genome with the smallest possible number of duplicates. These libraries are constructed by examining independently isolated vector linked fragments of DNA. A cDNA library consists of cDNAs from a specific tissue of an organism within a given time frame. These libraries come in handy as a starting point for cloning eukaryotic genes, since all the coding sequences are given.
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