pfu and Taq PCR mutation percentage

[Dr. Duncan Clark]

In article <862t5t$4mi$1 at ssauraab-i-1.production.compuserve.com>, Gys de
Jongh <GysdeJongh at compuserve.com> writes
>I
>did not yet look up Duncan's references because I like to have some fun with
>the problem myself first.

New addition sent to me by e-mail and hopefully she will join this
thread with some answers.

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>I don't quite understand the problem you have with our error rate
>equation:   ER = mf/(b x d)  where d is calculated as you've stated
>below.  I am not a math whiz, but our results are reproducible.
>Thanks,  janice cline  
>Stratagene 

Duncan
 

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