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    DNA Sequencing
    DNA Sequencing
    DNA Sequencing
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    DNA Sequencing

    By J. Hindley

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    This volume provides a comprehensive description of the principles and methods used in DNA sequencing. Following a detailed introduction the chapters are:
    DNA sequencing; Chain terminator sequencing; Primed synthesis methods applied to DNA fragments cloned into phage M13; DNA sequencing by the Maxam-Gilbert chemical procedure; Computer methods for DNA sequencers; Appendices including contractions and special terms, cloning vectors, commercially available restriction endonucleases, and autoradiography.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateApr 1, 2000
    ISBN9780080858791
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