From b1737613daa5d63d844be64c3a2c739d50b58f81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Petar Petrov Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:53:10 -0500 Subject: academic/primer3: Updated for version 2.3.4. Signed-off-by: Robby Workman --- academic/primer3/README | 17 ++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'academic/primer3/README') diff --git a/academic/primer3/README b/academic/primer3/README index 2ef54f3a5a..51977f2f12 100644 --- a/academic/primer3/README +++ b/academic/primer3/README @@ -1,11 +1,14 @@ -Primer3 is a widely used program for designing PCR primers. Primer3 -can also design hybridization probes and sequencing primers. PCR is -used for many different goals. Consequently, primer3 has many -different input parameters that you control and that tell primer3 +Primer3 is a widely used program for designing PCR primers (PCR = +"Polymerase Chain Reaction"). PCR is an essential and ubiquitous tool +in genetics and molecular biology. Primer3 can design hybridization +probes and sequencing primers. + +PCR is used for many different goals. Consequently, primer3 has many +different input parameters that you control and that tell primer3 exactly what characteristics make good primers for your goals. For details and citation: -Steve Rozen and Helen J. Skaletsky (2000) Primer3 on the WWW for -general users and for biologist programmers. In: Krawetz S, Misener S -(eds) Bioinformatics Methods and Protocols: Methods in Molecular +Steve Rozen and Helen J. Skaletsky (2000) Primer3 on the WWW for +general users and for biologist programmers. In: Krawetz S, Misener S +(eds) Bioinformatics Methods and Protocols: Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, pp 365-386 -- cgit v1.2.3