CPC C12Q 1/6818 (2013.01) [C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6825 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6869 (2013.01); G16B 20/00 (2019.02); G16B 20/10 (2019.02); G16B 20/20 (2019.02); G16B 20/30 (2019.02)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of characterizing a first DNA and a second DNA, comprising:
labeling a plurality of sequence-specific locations on a first DNA and a second DNA with a labeling technique that does not cut or nick a strand of DNA;
linearizing at least a portion of the labeled first DNA and a portion of the labeled second DNA;
detecting a recognizable pattern of labels on the linearized first DNA and on the linearized second DNA, wherein the labels are indicative of a sequence characteristic of the first DNA and a sequence characteristic of the second DNA; and
comparing the recognizable patterns of the first and second DNAs to ascertain a similarity or difference in a sequence characteristic of the first and second DNAs.
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