Accessing genetic variation: Genotyping single nucleotide polymorphisms

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 930-942

  Syvänen, Ann Christine ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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ALLELE; ANIMAL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; ANIMAL; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035654137     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35103535     Document Type: Review

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