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. Vendor-submitted protocol . Published in December 2006 2007
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Vendor-submitted protocol. Published in December 2006 2007
A common problem with the polymerase chain reaction is the formation of non-specific products, especially primer-dimers. These unwanted products not only interfere with generating the desired amplicons but also obscure analyses following the reaction.




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