Real-time PCR (qPCR) primer design using free online software

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-154

  Thornton, Brenda ^a   Basu, Chhandak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Primer design; Primer3; Real time PCR; SYBR Green

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENETIC DATABASE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONLINE SYSTEM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEACHING; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA PRIMERS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ONLINE SYSTEMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOFTWARE; TEACHING; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

SCORPIONES;

EID: 79953047673     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: 15393429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20461     Document Type: Article

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