Sequencing hundreds of chloroplast genomes now possible

Researchers have developed a sequencing method that allows potentially hundreds of plant chloroplast genomes to be sequenced at once, facilitating studies of molecular biology and evolution in plants. This method relies on efficient separation of chloroplast DNA using short DNA "baits" designed from already-sequenced chloroplast genomes. These molecular baits concentrate the chloroplast DNA before sequencing, dramatically increasing the number of samples that can be sequenced.

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