--- author: Sam White toc-title: Contents toc-depth: 5 toc-location: left date: 2009-04-08 23:18:46+00:00 layout: post slug: qpcr-abalone-cdna-qt-from-earlier-today title: qPCR - Abalone cDNA (QT) from earlier today categories: - 2009 - Miscellaneous tags: - 16s - black abalone - cDNA - Haliotis cracherodii - Immomix - Opticon2 - qPCR - SYTO13 --- qPCR was performed with 16s_sybr primers on a subset of the cDNA rxns and all of the "No RT" rxns from earlier to detect the presence of contaminating gDNA. qPCR was also performed with the Rab7_sybr primers on a subset of the cDNA rxns to check that the assay would work. [The qPCR set up sheet/plate layout is here](https://eagle.fish.washington.edu/Arabidopsis/Notebook%20Workup%20Files/20090408-05.jpg). Annealing temp = 55C. Results: Apparently the gDNA wipeout step did NOT work! Also, some signal in the water samples.