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The study of nucleic acids is an important area of research in biology and particularly in genetics. DNA is “the molecule of heredity”, and RNA is the keystone in transferring genetic information into cellular structure and function. The techniques developed to study nucleic acids are providing tools to understanding such questions as the organization of the eukaryotic genome, species taxonomic relationships, chromosome structure, and potential productivity. This chapter describes certain nucleic acid techniques that have been applied to forest genetics research.
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Hall, R.B., Miksche, J.P., Hansen, K.M. (1976). Nucleic Acid Extraction, Purification, Reannealing, and Hybridization Methods. In: Miksche, J.P. (eds) Modern Methods in Forest Genetics. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-12523-6_2
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