Enhancement of PCR amplification yield and specificity using AmpliTaq gold(TM) DNA polymerase

BioTechniques

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 716-722

  Moretti, Tamyra ^a   Koons, Barbara ^a   Budowle, Bruce ^a  

^a Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TANDEM REPEAT;

BUFFERS; CELL LINE; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; K562 CELLS; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; NUCLEIC ACID RENATURATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAQ POLYMERASE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

EID: 0031719262     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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