Sequencing and Databasing

Tissue Sample: https://www.clemson.edu/public/regulatory/ag-srvc-lab/plant-tissue/sampling-guidelines.html

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Amplification: "Sometimes called "molecular photocopying," the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a fast and inexpensive technique used to "amplify" - copy - small segments of DNA." 

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Gel Electrophoresis: "Technique used to separate DNA, RNA, or protein molecules based on their size and electrical charge. An electric current is used to move molecules to be separated through a gel. 

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RBCL: "is an enzyme involved in the first major step of carbon fixation, a process by which atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted by plants and other photosynthetic organisms to energy-rich molecules such as glucose." 

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MATk: "A plant plastidial gene. The protein it encodes is an organelle intron maturase, a protein that splices Group II introns."

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eDNA: