Protecting Groups in Oligonucleotide Synthesis -- Incorporation of Modified Bases into Oligonucleotides -- Functionalization of Oligonucleotides with Amino Groups and Attachment of Amino Specific Reporter Groups -- Functionalization of Oligonucleotides by the Incorporation of Thio-Specific Reporter Groups -- Postsynthesis Functionalization of Oligonucleotides -- Oligonucleotide-Enzyme Conjugates -- Oligonucleotides Containing Degenerate Bases -- Synthesis of [15N]-Labeled DNA Fragments -- Analysis and Purification of Synthetic Oligonucleotides by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography -- Sequence Analysis of Oligodeoxyribonucleotides -- Gel-Capillary Electrophoresis Analysis of Oligonucleotides -- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Oligonucleotides -- Mass Spectrometry of Nucleotides and Oligonucleotides -- Extracting Thermodynamic Data From Equilibrium Melting Curves for Oligonucleotide Order-Disorder Transitions.