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CLUSTAL W: improving the sensitivity of progressive multiple sequence alignment through sequence weighting, position-specific gap penalties and weight matrix choice

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The neighbor-joining method: a new method for reconstructing phylogenetic trees.

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Detection of specific sequences among DNA fragments separated by gel electrophoresis

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A rapid alkaline extraction procedure for screening recombinant plasmid DNA

H.C. Birnboim, Janine Doly · Nucleic Acids Research · 1979 · 14.9K citations · Full text

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