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Hi
What is a positive control and a negative control in an experiment?

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-biochem-

QUOTE (biochem @ Jun 20 2005, 03:58 PM)
Hi
What is a positive control and a negative control in an experiment?

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Positive control shows things that should happen given your experiment system works.

Negative control show things that should not happen if your experiment system works.

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