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What is a negative control in an experiment?
Posted March 11, 2024
Antibodies and Proteomics BioconjugationAntibody and Protein LabelingControlsimmunofluorescence
Answer

Negative control groups are experimental groups in which the conditions are deliberately set to not produce the desired outcome. 

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