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Asked by: Qiaoyun Juengermann
business and finance biotech and biomedical industryWhy do we use Sanger sequencing?
Accordingly, what is the purpose of Sanger sequencing?
Sanger sequencing is the process of selective incorporation of chain-terminating dideoxynucleotides by DNA polymerase during in vitro DNA replication; it is the most widely used method for the detection of SNVs.
Considering this, why is NGS better than Sanger?
Sanger sequencing can only sequence one fragment at a time. Because NGS uses flow cells that can bind millions of DNA pieces, NGS can read all these sequences at the same time. This high-throughput feature makes it very cost-effective when sequencing a large amount of DNA.
Ingredients for Sanger sequencing They include: A DNA polymerase enzyme. A primer, which is a short piece of single-stranded DNA that binds to the template DNA and acts as a "starter" for the polymerase. The four DNA nucleotides (dATP, dTTP, dCTP, dGTP)