APPROACHES TO EVALUATING THE TRANSGENIC STATUS OF TRANSFORMED PLANTS

Analysis of transgenic plants is used today to answer the same questio ns as ten years ago. Since then, a wide variety of new molecular and b iochemical technologies, as well as genetic tools, have become availab le. While there are many technical manuals describing how to use these tools, much less has been written about when they should and should n ot, be employed. This gap is important, as poor analysis can easily si detrack or derail a project. This review addresses appropriate and ina ppropriate applications of several technologies commonly used for mole cular and biochemical analysis of transformed plants.