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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2003
Carl T. Wittwer, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
C. Wade Dummer, Layton, UT (US);
Carl T. Wittwer, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
C. Wade Dummer, Layton, UT (US);
Idaho Technology, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A novel method for characterizing nucleic acids. A nucleic acid is combined with a double stranded nucleic acid-specific dye to form a detectable complex between the dye and one or more double stranded structures within the nucleic acid. The combination is then exposed to varying temperatures and the fluorescence emission of the dye is measured to determine the melting temperature(s) for the double stranded structures. In some embodiments that melting temperature profile is then compared to melting temperature profiles generated for other nucleic acid(s) to discern differences between the compared nucleic acids.