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Why is the MasterMix a 2.5 concentration?

April 26, 2017concentration mastermix

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Why is the MasterMix a 2.5 concentration?

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The choice of a 2.5x concentration leaves 60% of the reaction volume for the addition of template DNA and primers. This allows higher pipetting volumes of the solutions to be added, something which is particularly important when used in automated systems.