| CPC C12N 15/1065 (2013.01) [C12Q 1/6853 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A method for creating a target capture reagent, the method comprising:
dividing a plurality of beads linked to initial oligos into a first set of partitions;
ligating partition-specific first duplexes comprising first barcodes to the initial oligos to form ligation products;
pooling the ligation products into a pool;
splitting the pool into a second set of partitions;
ligating partition-specific second duplexes comprising second barcodes to the ligation products to form multi-part oligonucleotides each comprising (i) one of the initial oligos, (ii) one of the first barcodes, and (iii) one of the second barcodes;
repeating the pooling, splitting, and ligating steps at least twice with additional sets of partition-specific duplexes and barcodes, wherein each successive repetition comprises a number of partition-specific duplexes and barcodes that is one greater than the immediate prior round of pooling, splitting, and ligating, and wherein a penultimate repeating step comprises a partition-specific duplex having two overhangs on the same strand.
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