Additional Services

• Implantation of embryos into pseudopregnant females
• Genetic testing of male and female breeders
• PCR genotyping to determine carrier status of transgenes or knockouts and zygosity in knockout animals. Assays are customized for each client. We will transfer, validate and optimize your existing assay or develop a new assay as needed. Transgenic model genotype information will be reported simply as carrier status - transgene carrier vs. wild type. Q-PCR assays are required to determine zygosity of transgenes. Sample submission is simple and turnaround time is two weeks or less.
• Southern blot genotyping provides the same information as PCR genotyping but can also detect multiple integration sites of a transgene.
• RNA expression measures the transcriptional activity of a transgene. Quantitative assessments of transgene expression enable evaluation.