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Primer3 on the WWW for General Users and for Biologist Programmers

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology™ ((MIMB,volume 132))

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Designing PCR and sequencing primers are essential activities for molecular biologists around the world. This chapter assumes acquaintance with the principles and practice of PCR, as outlined in, for example, refs. 1–4.

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  1. Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA

    Steve Rozen & Helen Skaletsky

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  1. Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

    Stephen Misener

  2. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

    Stephen A. Krawetz

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Rozen, S., Skaletsky, H. (2000). Primer3 on the WWW for General Users and for Biologist Programmers. In: Misener, S., Krawetz, S.A. (eds) Bioinformatics Methods and Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 132. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-192-2:365

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