The degenerate primer design problem: Theory and applications

Journal of Computational Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 431-456

  Linhart, Chaim ^a   Shamir, Ron ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Approximation algorithms; Complexity; Degenerate primers for PCR; NP hardness; Olfactory receptor genes

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ALGORITHM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE NUMBER; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DNA PRIMERS; DOGS; DRUG DESIGN; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 18844446413     PISSN: 10665277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cmb.2005.12.431     Document Type: Review

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