Trouble shooting qPCR ?

Fadaka Adewale, Oluwaseun @Fadaka_Adewale_Oluwaseun

05 May 2018 0 9K Report

Any best way to troubleshoot qPCR, working currently on qPCR but when the gel is run, all i see is shadows and no distinct band, What variable should i change and also is two parameters appropriate to be varied at ones ?

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