Explanation on broad band and low intensity in ddPCR?

11 November 2018 0 7K Report

I was expecting only ~110bps amplicon in my sample, but I see a very broad band. Attached is the result. 2 and 4 only contain the template, no primers. Also, I think my intensity is kind of low.

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