Fusicoccin causes irreversible opening of stomata and plant wilting, followed by cell death and fungal colonization

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The specificity of the PCR depends crucially upon the primers. The following factors are important in choosing effective primers

Primers should be 17 to 30 nucleotides in length

A GC content of about 50% is ideal. For primers with a low GC content, it is desirable to choose a long primer to avoid a low melting

 temperature.

Sequences with long runs (i.e., more than three or four) of a single nucleotide should be avoided.

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Primers with significant secondary structure are undesirable.

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In PCR, there should be no complementarity between the two primers. 

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The ‘Wallace rule’ (Lay Thein & Wallace 1986) is used to determine the appropriate stringency wash temperature: 

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Probe length for PCR – the longer the oligonucleotide, the less chance there is of it binding to sequences other than the desired target sequence under conditions of high stringency.

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Oligonucleotide composition for PCR– the GC content will influence the stability of the resultant hybrid and hence the determination of the appropriate stringency washing conditions

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