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Sanger sequencing is also known as:

  1. Shotgun sequencing
  2. Chain termination method
  3. Sequencing by synthesis
  4. Third-generation sequencing
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Correct answer: Chain termination method

Sanger sequencing uses dideoxynucleotides to terminate DNA synthesis. This is why it is called the chain termination method.

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