Reliable method for generating double-stranded DNA vectors containing site-specific base modifications

BioTechniques

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 760-766

  Brégeon, Damien ^a   Doetsch, Paul W ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYMES; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; RNA; VECTORS;

DNA VECTORS; DOUBLE-STRANDED DNA; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION LESION;

DNA;

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA PURIFICATION; DNA VECTOR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 8444229366     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/04375st01     Document Type: Article

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