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Audience

For whom is the information being written? Scan the entire work. Check the title, the abstract, the table of contents, the site map, and/or the index for clues.

Popular works are geared toward the general public. Scholarly and trade publications are written for people with specialized knowledge.

If you encounter a lot of unfamiliar jargon you may want to use a less specialized source.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Cloning
Molecular Cloning : A Laboratory Manual
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