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The ACGT DNA Sequence Facility is a core facility within the Department of Genetics at the University of Pretoria, situated in the FABI Square and Informatics Building on the campus. The facility provides DNA sequencing and fragment analysis services to researches within this faculty, such as Microsatellite and AFLP analysis.
With the sequencing of the human genome and other advances in genetic research, genetics is one of the fastest growing research areas in Africa and globally. Two indispensable tools in a geneticist's kit are DNA sequencing and DNA synthesis. Both are an every-day need for most laboratories working in human, animal, plant, microbial or viral genetics.
DNA sequencing is the analysis of the nucleotide sequence of a given piece of DNA. The knowledge about the nucleotide sequence of genes is a prerequisite for any molecular approach in basic as well as applied genetics. For scientists in Africa to compete globally in genetics research, DNA synthesis and sequencing services need to be both prompt and cost-effective.
Renate Zipfel,
Tel: +27 12 420 5804/5,
Fax: +27 12 362 5327
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