Biology Core Molecular Lab

Located in Sutton Hall Room 310 the Biology Core Molecular Lab provides all tools necessary to go from tissues to data analysis, whether using individual tubes or 96-well plates. The lab has an Applied Biosystems 3130xl (16-capillaries) genetic analyzer with both DNA sequencing and GeneMapper software.

Submit samples for Sequencing or Microsatellite fragment reads along with our BCML Request Forms for sequencing or microsatellite reads. Include a copy of the associated BCML worksheet with your name, the Professor’s name, an account to be charged for the work, and a list of samples.

There is a discount for multiples of 16 or 96-well plates with rates listed below.

For further information on access and usage, please contact Rich Broughton at rbroughton@ou.edu

SEQUENCING:
Big-Dye® Terminators v3.1 are attached using thermo cycling and then an ethanol precipitation procedure is used to remove the unincorporated dyes before loading on the sequencer. You may supply samples ready for the dye-labeling PCR reaction or ready to load on the 3130xl.

MICROSATELLITES FRAGMENT READS: 
Drop off completed reactions in 0.2 µl tube, strip or plate. BCML provides the sizing standard. Up to three samples may be “multiplexed” on one capillary read, but please coordinate dye sets before ordering labeled primers. The 3130xl uses dye sets: DS-33: 6-Fam, Vic, Ned, Pet, with Liz size standard (five-dye) and DS-30: 6-Fam, Hex, Ned, with Rox size standard (four-dye).