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What are the differences between proteins, peptides and amino acids and and how did these molecules originally come about?
Nowadays there are many different suppliers and systems for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and of its derivative techniques, quantitative, or real-time, PCR (qPCR) and reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR). Competition gives you the opportunity to simplify diagnostics and to make research more financially favorable.

SNP - Allele Specific Discrimination

There's no accounting for taste.
Cilantro (Coriander): some people love it in their food, some hate it. Here we are detecting a genomic SNP (rs72921001) in HeLa genomic DNA. This SNP is reported to be close to a number of genes coding for olfactory receptors. (Reference: Eriksson N. et al. (2012), "A genetic variant near olfactory receptor genes influences cilantro preference.")

Considering, that only the C-allele specific primer is extended and yielding in a specific amplicon, we can conclude a genetic predisposition in disliking cilantro, as this SNP is significantly associated with detecting a soapy taste to cilantro.