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Methods and Equipment

Listed below are the genetics and genomics methods and equipment present at USGS facilities.

Facility	Location	Methods and Equipment
Alaska Science Center	Anchorage, Alaska	Cloning Techniques DNA/Automated Sequencers Electrophoresis Equipment Multiplex PCR Thermocycler Other: Ancient DNA extraction Collagen extraction for stable isotope analysis DNA extraction from multiple sources DNA quantification Genetic imagery software Marker development SNP development Virus sequencing DNA Sampling Protocols
Arizona Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit	Tucson, Arizona
Columbia Environmental Research Center	Columbia, Missouri	Cloning Techniques Cytometers Electrophoresis Equipment Mass Spectrometers Real-time PCR Thermocycler Other: Automated RNA isolation system
Florida Integrated Science Center	Gainesville, Florida	Cloning Techniques DNA/Automated Sequencers Electrophoresis Equipment Multiplex PCR Thermocycler
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center	Corvallis, Oregon	Cloning Techniques Electrophoresis Equipment Multiplex PCR Thermocycler Real-time PCR Thermocycler Other: Bio-imaging system DNA purification from multiple sources Genotyping Marker development Genetic Sampling Protocol (DOC, 55 KB)
Fort Collins Science Center: Rocky Mountain Center for Conservation Genetics and Systematics	Denver, Colorado	Cloning Techniques DNA/Automated Sequencers Electrophoresis Equipment Mass Spectrometers Multiplex PCR Thermocycler Real-time PCR Thermocycler Other: High-throughput robotics Phosphoimager Separate clean lab for ancient DNA work Southern blot analysis Transgenomics WAVE apparatus (denaturing high performance liquid chromatography)
Great Lakes Science Center	Ann Arbor, Michigan	DNA/Automated Sequencers Electrophoresis Equipment Multiplex PCR Thermocycler Other: Genotyping
Leetown Science Center	Kearneysville, West Virginia	Cloning Techniques DNA/Automated Sequencers Electrophoresis Equipment Multiplex PCR Thermocycler Real-time PCR Thermocycler
National Wetlands Research Center	Lafayette, Louisiana	DNA/Automated Sequencers Multiplex PCR Thermocycler Real-time PCR Thermocycler Other: Flow cytometry Microplate reader Microscopic image analysis
National Wildlife Health Center	Madison, Wisconsin	Cloning Techniques Cytometers DNA/Automated Sequencers Electrophoresis Equipment Mass Spectrometers Multiplex PCR Thermocycler Protein Sequencers Real-time PCR Thermocycler
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center	Jamestown, North Dakota
Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center	Bozeman, Montana
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit	Corvallis, Oregon
Pacific Islands Ecosystems Research Center	Honolulu, Hawaii
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center	Laurel, Maryland	Cloning Techniques DNA/Automated Sequencers Electrophoresis Equipment Multiplex PCR Thermocycler Real-time PCR Thermocycler
Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit	Lubbock, Texas
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Western Ecological Research Center	Sacramento, California	Electrophoresis Equipment Mass Spectrometers Multiplex PCR Thermocycler Other: DNA extraction from multiple sources DNA quantification Gel imagery/documentation Marker development, DNA quantification, DNA extraction
Western Fisheries Research Center	Seattle, Washington
Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit	Madison, Wisconsin