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Table 2 Algorithm parameters and default values other than for primer/probe design

From: barCoder: a tool to generate unique, orthogonal genetic tags for qPCR detection

Purpose

Parameter description

Default values

Spacer size

Total spacer size (bases between forward/reverse primers, inclusive of probe but not of forward/reverse primers)

100

Full barcode Module stem-loops

Minimum stem-loop hydrogen bonds

14

Minimum stem-loop palindrome length (bases)

10

Maximum stem-loop palindrome length (bases)

80

Maximum stem-loop gap size (bases)

11

Maximum stem-loop mismatches

1