Question 5. When you ligate DNA fragments into plasmid DNA, you also run two ligation control reactions. The first control reaction contained the ligation reaction mix, which was incubated for 30 minutes without the addition of ligase. The second control reaction contained the ligation mix and ligase. What was the purpose of the first control reaction? a. To estimate the efficiency of de-phosphorylation of the plasmid 5'phosphates. b. To determine the efficiency of fragment ligation into the plasmid. c. To estimate the plasmid's digestion efficiency with Sma I restriction enzyme. d. None of the above.

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Question 5. When you ligate DNA fragments into plasmid DNA, you also run two ligation
control reactions. The first control reaction contained the ligation reaction mix,
which was incubated for 30 minutes without the addition of ligase. The second
control reaction contained the ligation mix and ligase. What was the purpose of
the first control reaction?
a. To estimate the efficiency of de-phosphorylation of the plasmid 5'phosphates.
b. To determine the efficiency of fragment ligation into the plasmid.
c. To estimate the plasmid's digestion efficiency with Sma I restriction enzyme.
d. None of the above.
Transcribed Image Text:Question 5. When you ligate DNA fragments into plasmid DNA, you also run two ligation control reactions. The first control reaction contained the ligation reaction mix, which was incubated for 30 minutes without the addition of ligase. The second control reaction contained the ligation mix and ligase. What was the purpose of the first control reaction? a. To estimate the efficiency of de-phosphorylation of the plasmid 5'phosphates. b. To determine the efficiency of fragment ligation into the plasmid. c. To estimate the plasmid's digestion efficiency with Sma I restriction enzyme. d. None of the above.
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