ISO 20688-2:2024

FINAL
INTERNATIONAL ISO/FDIS
DRAFT
STANDARD 20688-2
ISO/TC 276
Biotechnology — Nucleic acid
Secretariat: DIN
synthesis —
Voting begins on:
2023-12-08
Part 2:
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Requirements for the production and
2024-02-02
quality control of synthesized gene
fragments, genes, and genomes
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ISO/FDIS 20688-2:2023(E)
FINAL
INTERNATIONAL ISO/FDIS
DRAFT
STANDARD 20688-2
ISO/TC 276
Biotechnology — Nucleic acid
Secretariat: DIN
synthesis —
Voting begins on:
Part 2:
Voting terminates on:
Requirements for the production and
quality control of synthesized gene
fragments, genes, and genomes
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ISO/FDIS 20688-2:2023(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Requirements for quality management . 3
4.1 General requirements . 3
4.2 Control of documents . 4
4.3 Quality management system . 5
4.4 Biorisk management and safety control . 5
5 Requirements for resource management . 5
5.1 Facilities and environmental condition . . 5
5.2 Equipment and instruments.
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ISO/DIS FDIS 20688-2:2023(E)
Date: 2023-05-09
ISO/TC 276/WG 3
Secretariat: DIN
Date: 2023-11-23
Biotechnology — Nucleic acid synthesis — Part 2: Requirements for the
production and quality control of synthesized gene fragments, genes and
genomes

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part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means,
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ISO/FDIS 20688-2:2023(E)
Contents Page
Foreword . viii
Introduction . ix
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Requirements for quality management . 4
4.1 General requirements . 4
4.2 Control of documents . 4
4.3 Quality management system . 5
4.4 Biorisk management and safety control . 5
5 Requirements for resource management . 5
5.1 Facilities and environmental condition . 5
5.2 Equipment and instruments . 6
5.3 Raw materials . 6
5.4 Personnel . 6
6 Biosafety and biosecurity requirements . 7
6.1 General . 7
6.2 DNA sequence screening mechanism . 7
7 Requirements for quality control in production . 8
7.1 General . 8
7.2 Quality control in synthetic gene fragments production . 8
7.2.1 General . 8
7.2.2 Sequence design . 8
7.2.3 Assembly .
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