Any advice about a wide melt curve peak for q-PCR results?

Dalia Sabrei @Dalia_Sabrei

10 October 2015 0 377 Report

Hello,

I simply got a normal melt curve, but the peak was a little pit wide not sharp as normal?

any ideas to help me please?

Many thanks, Dalia Sabrei

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