What is Dye Terminator Cycle Sequencing?
With dye terminator labeling, each of the four dideoxy terminators (ddNTPs) is tagged with a different fluorescent dye. The growing chain is simultaneously terminated and labeled with the dye that corresponds to that base (see Figure 4). An unlabeled primer can be used. Dye terminator reactions are performed in a single tube. They require fewer pipetting steps than dye primer reactions. Four-color dye labeled reactions are loaded in a single gel lane or capillary injection. False stops, i.e., fragments that are not terminated by a dideoxynucleotide, go undetected because no dye is attached.
