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Methods for whole genome sequencing

Methods for rapid and efficient sequencing of DNA fragment were developed in 1970s. Which were described. The chain termination DNA synthesis involving ddNTPs (dideoxynucleoside triphosphates) developed by Frederick Sanger has been preferred over other methods for genome sequencing. Automated sequencers have also been developed to accelerate the rate at which sequencing data can now be generated. More recently new automated sequencers have been introduced, which makes use of capillary separation rather than polyacrylamide gel separation of small synthesized DNA fragments.

These new generation automated sequencers (e.g. ABM3700; MegaBACE 4000), each has 96 or even upto 384 channels thus permitting determination of 96 or 384 sequences in parallel. Since each run takes less than 2 hours, 1000 to 4000 sequences can be obtained from a single sequencing machine in one day. This method is now routinely used for shotgun sequencing of BAC clones, as discussed in the next section

 

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