Why is the ADD DISSOCIATION CURVE button disabled in the Relative Quantification Plate Assay in the SDS software on the ABI PRISM 7000, Applied Biosystems 7300, 7500, 7500 Fast and the 7900HT Systems?
The older versions of the software did not include this feature for all assay types. For the 7500 and 7500fast instruments, the latest software 2.0.5 allows a melt curve to be added to the PCR experiment. The other instruments/software require a separate program for melt curves. To run a Dissociation Curve after running a Relative Quantification Plate (ddCt) Assay, you will need to open a new assay from File -> New, select DISSOCIATION from the assay pull-down menu and run the Dissociation Curve as a separate assay. This will generate a separate SDS file for the Dissociation Run.
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