Topic Introduction

Ligation and Ligases

Abstract

DNA ligases are used chiefly to create novel combinations of nucleic acid molecules and to attach them to vectors before molecular cloning. They are either of bacterial origin or bacteriophage encoded and have different properties, as discussed here.

Footnotes

  • From the Molecular Cloning collection, edited by Michael R. Green and Joseph Sambrook.

No Related Web Pages
| Table of Contents