Traditional Dual Labelled qPCR probes with sequences less than 20 bases will have greater specificity to the target sequence but may struggle to achieve the desired melting temperature (Tm) required within the qPCR reaction.
Minor Groove Binding (MGB) Probes utilise a 3’ Eclipse® Dark Quencher coupled to MGB moiety which will bind to Minor Groove of the target sequence and effectively increase the stability of the probe-target duplex.
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