Sequence information of individual DNA strands is determined by the frequency with which a specific base occurs in a strand. Using huntingtin as a model system (see picture), the number of CAG repeats is obtained by incorporating fluorescent cytidine and analyzing the accumulated brightness of DNA strands by single-molecule fluorescence microscopy.
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