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New instruments can monitor PCR
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during thermocycling
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intercalating dye:
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non-specific increase in fluorescence with
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increased double-stranded DNA
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“Melting curve” analysis - monitor
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denaturation of double-stranded DNA
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Probes using Fluorescence Resonance
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Energy Transfer (“FRET”)
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Monitor binding of probe to wild-type or
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mutatnt
allele.
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