Addition of a competitive primer can dramatically improve the specificity of PCR amplification of specific alleles.
Zhu
K Y
KY
Department of Entomology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003, USA.
Clark
J M
JM
D000483:Alleles; D017931:DNA Primers; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D017931:DNA Primers