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Howtos, tips and descriptions of various techniques for using MacVector.

How to save a graphical Map.

By Chris | Published: April 24, 2009

With earlier versions of MacVector the graphical Map was treated as a separate object to the actual sequence, and you could save it directly as a graphic file (PICT) from the Map window. However, the graphical map changed substantially with MacVector 9.5 and even more in 10.0, and now you need a different way to […]

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Designing and testing primers in MacVector – part 1

By Chris | Published: April 10, 2009

MacVector has many different primer tools for different purposes. In this, the first of a series of articles I want to present an overview of primer design in MacVector, and when it’s best to use which tool. I’ll also talk about what’s coming next in future releases. Design Primers (Primer3) The most flexible tool was […]

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