Bias in whole genome amplification: Causes and considerations

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1347, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-41

  Sabina, Jeffrey ^a   Leamon, John H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Amplification artifacts; Bias; DOP PCR; Drift; MDA; PEP PCR; Selection; Single cell sequencing; Whole genome amplification

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; TAQ POLYMERASE;

AMPLICON; BINDING SITE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA TEMPLATE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; ANIMAL; ARTIFACT; GENOME; GENOMICS; HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL BIAS;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); GENOME; GENOMICS; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84942063506     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2990-0_2     Document Type: Chapter

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