Molecular Biology: Real-time PCR
Molecular Biology:
Real-time PCR
Author: Dr Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Pre-requisites for the sub-module on Real-time PCR:
1. General theory on Molecular Biology
2. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
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