Factors influencing DNA expansion in the course of polymerase chain reaction

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-82

  Vondrušková, Jitka ^a   Pařízková, Nad'a ^a   Kypr, Jaroslav ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

DNA expansion; Microsatellites; PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; PYRIMIDINE;

ARTICLE; AT RICH SEQUENCE; BASE PAIRING; DNA STRAND; DNA STRUCTURE; GC RICH SEQUENCE; HUMAN GENOME; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AT RICH SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOTIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33845678422     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: 15322335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15257770601052299     Document Type: Article

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