Applications of Southern blotting

APPLICATIONS OF SOUTHERN BLOTTING
  • Southern blots are used in several main areas including gene discovery and mapping, evolution and development studies, diagnostics and forensics.
    • Southern blot is used to detect the presence of a particular segment of DNA in a sample
    • To analyze the genetic patterns which appear in a person's DNA.
    • To analyze restriction digestion fragmentation of DNA of a biological sample
    • In the production of genetically modified organisms, Southern blotting is used as a definitive test to ensure that a particular section of DNA of known genetic sequence has been successfully incorporated into the genome of the host organism.
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