Single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) for the analysis of genetic variation

Nature Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 3121-3128

  Gasser, Robin B ^a   Hu, Min ^a   Chilton, Neil B ^b   Campbell, Bronwyn E ^a   Jex, Aaron J ^a   Otranto, Domenico ^c   Cafarchia, Claudia ^c   Beveridge, Ian ^a   Zhu, Xingquan ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENOMICS; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL;

EID: 34547117620     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.485     Document Type: Article

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