Words: Hypothesis, Expect, Explore

  • Explore: do not use this word
  • Hypothesis: A scientific explanation but not proven yet
  • Expect: 
  • Density: Relative term, for relative qPCR
  • Titre: Exact amount, for absolute qPCR

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