When Ligating Pieces of DNA into a Plasmid,a Scientist Will

Essay

When ligating pieces of DNA into a plasmid,a scientist will often transform the ligation products into competent bacteria to evaluate the success rate of the ligation (i.e.,the number of plasmids that now have extra DNA ligated into their sequence).Define one quick way scientists can assess the success rate of a ligation just by looking at the bacterial colonies.