pcr amplification
Hot-start polymerases and primer-dimers
How a heat-released hot-start block limits extension during setup, and how a short no-template product on a gel is read as primer-dimer.
8 October 2026 · 9 min read
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gene expression
Inhibition and weird Cq values
How late, early or impossible Cq values point to inhibition, primer-dimer or a failed control, and which check separates those causes.
8 October 2026 · 9 min read