How do we measure gene expression levels of genes in bacteria using RT PCR?

mark anthony Carreon @Mark_anthony_Carreon2

10 October 2012 1 8K Report

i work on Halobacterium salinarum an archaebacteria.

if you know the sequence of your gene so it is not a problem just design a specific primers for your gene and apply them for cDNA formed by random primer

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