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Table 4 PCR success vs. target GC content for zero IS-mismatch primer pairs

From: Design factors that influence PCR amplification success of cross-species primers among 1147 mammalian primer pairs

 

dog

hamster

GC range

no. tested

successful PCR

%

no. tested

successful PCRa

%

24–30

31

26

83.9

33

16

48.5

30–35

167

129

77.2

189

83

43.9

35–40

186

131

70.4

195

91

46.7

40–45

148

109

73.6

160

81

50.6

45–50

91

58

63.7

101

50

49.5

50–55

99

67

67.7

103

54

52.4

55–60

69

34

49.3

70

30

42.9

60–65

37

13

35.1

42

22

52.4

>65

10

2

20.0

12

4

33.3

  1. aSuccessful hamster amplifications are based upon subjective rankings of 2, 3, and 4 (see Fig. 1 for the ranking system).