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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2001
Wan Ji, Austin, TX (US);
Keqin Gregg, Austin, TX (US);
Bonnie Reus, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Jon Kemppainen, Austin, TX (US);
Kristen Taylor, Austin, TX (US);
Scott Davis, Bertram, TX (US);
Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods of DNA amplification with a first primer that has a random sequence of nucleotides at its 3′ end and a generic sequence 5′ of the random nucleotides, as well as a second primer with the generic sequence of the first primer. The disclosure further relates to a method of precipitating DNA on a solid medium to improve DNA amplification. In a preferred embodiment, the presently disclosed methods are used for high-throughput genotyping of DNA samples, such as bloodstains or trace amounts of DNA.