I am planning to do a cloning experiment. Can anyone suggest what is the minimum amount of insert DNA and vector DNA required for a 1:7 ligation reaction ? The size of my insert DNA is 673bp And that of the vector is 5.9Kbp.
you need 100ng of your vector fragment and depending on the exess of insert you want to use . at least 2 molecules of insert fragment for one molecule of vector; the quantity of insert you need will depend on its size (=molecular weight) and the size (=molecular weight) of your vector ...