PCR-based accurate synthesis of long DNA sequences

Nature Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 791-797

  Xiong, Ai Sheng ^a   Yao, Quan Hong ^a   Peng, Ri He ^a   Duan, Hui ^b,c   Li, Xian ^a   Fan, Hui Qin ^a   Cheng, Zong Ming ^d   Li, Yi ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EDIBLE FUNGI   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; SYNTHETIC DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; GENES, SYNTHETIC; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33846624935     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.103     Document Type: Article

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