Third Generation DNA sequencing

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  DNA sequencing

  The term DNA sequencing refers to sequencing methods for determining the order of the nucleotide bases—adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine—in a molecule of DNA. Knowledge of DNA sequences has become indispensable for basic biological research, other research branches utilizing DNA sequencing,...
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  Genomics

  Genomics is the study of the genomes of organisms. The field includes intensive efforts to determine the entire DNA sequence of organisms and fine-scale genetic mapping efforts. The field also includes studies of intragenomic phenomena such as heterosis, epistasis, pleiotropy and other interactions...
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  SNP genotyping

  Genotyping provides a measurement of the genetic variation between members of a species. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) are the most common type of genetic variation. A SNP is a single base pair mutation at a specific locus, usually consisting of two alleles (where the rare allele frequency...

• Second Generation DNA Sequencing

• Genetic testing

  Genetic testing allows the genetic diagnosis of vulnerabilities to inherit diseases, and can also be used to determine a child's paternity (genetic father) or a person's ancestry. Normally, every person carries two copies of every gene, one inherited from their mother, one inherited from their...

• First Generation DNA Sequencing

  First Generation DNA Sequencing generally refers to automated sequencing methods using Sanger chain-termination chemistry methods.  Optimizations of this type of sequencing allowed for the initial sequencing of the human genome.