Previuosly checked existing crab RNA for residual gDNA on 20200226 and identified samples with yields that were likely too low, as well as samples with residual gDNA. For those samples, was faster/easier to just isolate more RNA and perform the in-column DNase treatment in the ZymoResearch Quick DNA/RNA Microprep Plus Kit; this keeps samples concentrated. So, I isolated more RNA on 20200306 and now need to check for residual gDNA.

Used 2ng of RNA (1uL) in each reaction. A 5uL dilution of each sample was made to a concentration of 2ng/uL. The decision for this quantity was based on the amount of RNA we might use in a reverse transcription reaction (50ng/25uL) and the volume of the resulting cDNA we’d run in a qPCR reaction (1uL). Calculations and the qPCR results (Cq values) are below (Google Sheet).