AutoDimer: A screening tool for primer-dimer and hairpin structures

BioTechniques

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 226-231

  Vallone, Peter M ^a   Butler, John M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DNA; GENES; MELTING; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

HAIRPIN STRUCTURES; PRIMERS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

DIMER; DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PRIMER DNA; SODIUM;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE GENE MAPPING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENERGY; MELTING POINT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 3943088401     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/04372st03     Document Type: Article

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