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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 18.
Published in final edited form as: Methods Enzymol. 2013;529:185–200. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-418687-3.00015-X
Cycle process Temperature Time Cycles
Nick translation 72 °C 20 min 1
Initial denaturation 95 °C 5 min 1
Denaturation 95 °C 15 s 2–10a
Annealing 62 °C 15 s
Extension 70 °C 1 min
Final extension 70 °C 5 min 1
Hold 4 °C 1 1
a
Adjust the number of cycles based on starting amount of DNA as follows:
  • 100 ng to 1 μg: 6–8 cycles
  • 1–2 μg: 4–6 cycles
  • 2–5 μg: 2–3 cycles