Isolation of Caenorhabditis elegans genomic DNA and detection of deletions in the unc-93 gene using PCR

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-226

  Lissemore, James L ^a   Lackner, Laura L ^a,c   Fedoriw, George D ^a,d   De Stasio, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Genomic DNA; PCR; unc 93

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; HELMINTH DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA ISOLATION; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WILD TYPE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 18844421636     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2005.494033032452     Document Type: Article

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