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X-gal



In gene cloning X-gal (5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside) is used to indicate whether a bacterium expresses the Beta-galactosidase enzyme, which is encoded by the lacZ gene. X-gal is cleaved by β-Galactosidase yielding galactose and 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-hydroxyindole.



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