Polymerase chain reaction: A Markov process approach

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 239-249

  Velikanov, Mikhail V ^a   Kapral, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DNA SYNTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0033592875     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.1031     Document Type: Article

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