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DNA SEQUENCER [1 record]

Record 1 2009-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biotechnology
  • Genetics
CONT

[They] worked [together] to complete the most sophisticated of the four instruments - the DNA sequencer (1986). This machine rapidly determines the order of the four letters across the 24 strings of DNA by labeling the four DNA letters with laser-activated fluorescent dyes in red, green, blue or orange. The DNA sequences are then interpreted by a computer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biotechnologie
  • Génétique
CONT

Séquenceur automatique d'ADN. Cet appareil automatise l'opération de séquençage de l'ADN, technique qui consiste à déterminer l'ordre d'enchaînement des nucléotides d'un fragment d'ADN donné.

Spanish

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