Applied Biosystems 7900HT User Manual

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Applied Biosystems 7900HT Fast Real-Time PCR System and SDS Enterprise Database User Guide Glossary-3
background An inherent spectral component of the signal generated by a fluorescence assay that
is attributed to the Applied Biosystems 7900HT Fast Real-Time PCR System.
Uncorrected background signal can interfere with the sensitivity of the SDS software
and its ability to determine C
T
s. For this reason background signal is measured during
calibration and is removed mathematically during multicompoenting.
baseline In terms of the Amplification plot, the baseline is a line fit to defined range of cycles
before the sequence detection system detects the amplification of the PCR product.
For standard PCR assays, the SDS software uses a default range of cycles 3-15 to
establish the baseline for a PCR assay.
calibrator In relative quantification analysis a sample to which all other samples are referenced
on a detector-by-detector basis.
cDNA
(complementary
DNA)
A DNA molecule with a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to an RNA
molecule. cDNA is made from RNA through the action of the enzyme Reverse
Transcriptase. RNA is converted to cDNA because cDNA is more robust than fragile
RNA, and because DNA templates are required for many applications, including PCR.
clipped data In real time mode, fluorescent signal intensity is collected for the entire plate every
8.5 seconds. Clipped data points are calculated by averaging the last three computed
R
n
(normalized reporter signal) data points collected during the extension phase of
each cycle repetition. Clipped data are presented as baseline uncompensated data
(R
n
vs. cycle data) and baseline compensated data (∆R
n
vs. cycle data).
command line Some executable programs can be invoked in a DOS Command Prompt window
and/or from within a.bat script file, to run usually without a graphic user interface
(GUI). Such programs may support user specification of parameters via a command
line, where those parameters would be entered after the name of the executable
program. Often these command line parameters are filenames, directory paths, or flag
settings.
consumable (1) A vessel used to contain reactions run on the 7900HT instrument (a microplate or
a TaqMan
®
Low Density Array). (2) A reagent kit, chemical, or disposable labware
used as part of an assay.
container type The type of plate to be analyzed by the 7900HT instrument. The types are:
ABI P
RISM
™
96-Well Optical Reaction Plates, ABI PRISM
™
384-Well Optical
Reaction Plates, Optical 96-Well Fast Thermal Cycling Plates, and TaqMan
®
Low
Density Arrays.
cycle set-point (1) A cycle set-point is any temperature desired for a sample block or heated cover.
(2) In the context of thermal cycling, cycle set-point could represent one or more
temperatures in a step or stage.
delta C
T
See ∆ C
T
.
delta delta C
T
See ∆∆ C
T
.
delta R
n
See ∆ R
n
.

Applied Biosystems 7900HT Specifications

General

Brand	Applied Biosystems
Model	7900HT
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English