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A reaction that contains all reagents except sample nucleic acid. Amplification in the NTC signals contamination of reagents or the environment, so NTC behavior is one of the first run-validity checks in any qPCR run log.
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The ratio of the odds of an event occurring in one group to the odds of it occurring in another group, or to a sample-based estimate of that ratio.
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Any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total.
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Quantity of dimension one used to express on a scale from 0 to 14 the amount-of-substance concentration of hydrogen ion of dilute aqueous solution, calculated as the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter.
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One of the three possible ways of reading a nucleotide sequence. As the genetic code is read in nonoverlapping triplets (codons) there are three possible ways of translating a sequence of nucleotides into a protein, each with a different starting point.
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Impregnation of one substance by another to the greatest possible extent; that concentration of a dissolved substance that cannot be exceeded.
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The act or process of rendering from one language into another.
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The movement of a physical object from one place to another. (NCI)
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A statistical hypothesis test that controls directional errors if rejection of a hypothesis is the result of a directional decision. The two-sided test has less statistical power than the one-sided test.
