Sanger sequencing

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Sanger sequencing is a DNA sequencing method that uses chain-terminating dideoxynucleotides to determine the precise order of nucleotides in a DNA molecule.

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instanceOf DNA sequencing method
molecular biology technique
alsoKnownAs chain-termination sequencing
dideoxy sequencing
basedOn DNA replication
commonlyUsedFor clinical diagnostic sequencing of specific loci
sequencing individual genes
small-scale sequencing projects
validating variants detected by high-throughput sequencing
contributedTo Human Genome Project NERFINISHED
sequencing of the first complete genomes
determines nucleotide sequence of DNA
developedBy Frederick Sanger NERFINISHED
developedInYear 1977
enabled rapid sequencing of cloned DNA fragments
errorTypesInclude base miscalls
uncertain base calls at low signal regions
higherAccuracyThan many next-generation sequencing methods per base
limitationsInclude difficulty with long homopolymer regions
reduced quality near end of read
requirement for prior knowledge to design primers
lowerThroughputThan next-generation sequencing
moreWidelyAdoptedThan Maxam–Gilbert sequencing NERFINISHED
nowOftenUses capillary electrophoresis
fluorescently labeled dideoxynucleotides
originallyAnalyzedBy polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
originallyUsed four separate reactions
radioactively labeled nucleotides
output electropherogram
produces DNA fragments of varying length
readLength approximately 500–1000 bases
reliesOn selective incorporation of chain-terminating dideoxynucleotides
requires annealing of primer
clonal DNA template
denaturation of DNA
extension by DNA polymerase
templateCanBe M13 phage DNA
PCR product
plasmid DNA
usedIn genotyping of specific loci
molecular cloning workflows
mutation detection
uses DNA polymerase
DNA template
chain-terminating nucleotides
deoxynucleotides
dideoxynucleotides
primer
wasKeyTo first-generation DNA sequencing era
wasPrecededBy Maxam–Gilbert sequencing NERFINISHED

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Frederick Sanger knownFor Sanger sequencing
Myriad Genetics usesTechnology Sanger sequencing