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PCR Applications Guide
Appendix C
Acronyms
Acronyms
ABS — absolute quantification
BLAST — Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
bp — base pair
cDNA — complementary DNA
CN — copy number
CNV — copy number variation
CPD — copies per droplet
CV — coefficient of variation
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DNA — deoxyribonucleic acid
dsDNA — double-stranded DNA
dUTP — 2'-deoxyuridine 5'-triphosphate
ERBB2 — human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 gene (also, HER2)
FFPE —formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded
FISH — fluorescence in situ hybridization
GC — guanine-cytosine
gDNA — genomic DNA