Molecular biology class

we are making a banana smell generator. the first steps were to clone the necessary genes so we can later splice them into the host yeast. the cloning uses PCR via a thermal cycler. we then check the results of the cloning using gel electrophoresis. this also serves to separate the cloned genes from others in the solution: since molecules of different weight travel at different speeds in the gel. you can just cut the gel into stripes to isolate the molecule you want.

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