Great kit for super fast and easy genotyping

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UCSF
Urology
Grad Student

Company:

Kapa Biosystems

Product Name:

KAPA Mouse Genotyping Kits

Catalog Number:

KK7352

This kit enables you to go from mouse tissue to bands on a gel in a little over an hour with only a few steps. It has worked perfectly on a number of different transgenes. I've recommended it to a number of other grad students and they have all switched to it for genotyping.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Genotyping

Starting Material

Mouse Tissue

Protocol Overview

Dissolve tissue in their extract reaction, move 1ul into their easy PCR mix, run the PCR and gel.

Tips

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Results Summary

Clear PCR genotyping bands

Additional Notes

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Summary

The Good

It is extremely fast and easy

The Bad

Pricier than homemade reagents

The Bottom Line

The ease and speed tradeoffs are definitely worth the small increase in price compared to using homemade genoptying solutions.

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