You cloned an EcoRI digested DNA fragment into a unique EcoRI site of a vector. You identify a recombinant vector that you believe has the DNA of interest. To generate a restriction map of the recombinant plasmid, you take three individual samples of the plasmid and digest them with EcoRI, HindIII, and with both EcoRI and HindIII. You then run the digested DNA on an agarose gel to see the fragments. The gel is then subjected to a Southern hybridization using the EcoRI insert as a probe. Assume that the insert fragment is smaller than the vector. 15. Which fragment (s) on the gel would hybridize to the probe which represents the inert? 16. Which fragment (s) on the gel would hybridize to a probe representing the 5.3 kb band observed in the EcoRI lane? 17. Which fragment (s) in the EcoRI lane would hybridize to a probe representing the 4.1 kb band observed in the HindIII lane? 18. The cloning strategy used being non-directional, the recombinant plasmid may represent one of two possible orientations of the insert. You perform a hybridization with the 1.5 kb band observed in the EcoRI lane. Which fragment (s) would not be observed in the opposite orientation of that represented on the gel? PLEASE EXPLAIN THOUGHT PROCESS 5.3 4.1 2.7 1.5 EcoRI HindIII EcoRI Hind 3.0 2.3 1.1 0.4 Solution The band of HINDIII (2.7) and the band of EcoRI+HINDIII (2.3) represent the fragments that will hybridize to 5.3kb band probe. The band of EcoRI+HINDIII (3.0) and the band of EcoRI (1.5) represent the fragments that will hybridize to 4.1kb band probe. The fragments which will mot be observed in opposite direction are the ones which are dual enzyme digested. The reason behind this is that when dual enzyme digestion occurs it causes an incompatible recognition sequence in the opposite direction. Therefore such fragments are found in the middle of two individual enzyme digestions..