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bio-primer-design-primer-validation

Validate PCR primers for specificity, dimers, hairpins, and secondary structures using primer3-py thermodynamic calculations. Check self-complementarity, heterodimer formation, and 3' stability. Use when validating primer specificity and properties.

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Installation and usage

Validate PCR primers for specificity, dimers, hairpins, and secondary structures using primer3-py thermodynamic calculations. Check self-complementarity, heterodimer formation, and 3' stability. Use when validating primer specificity and properties.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use bio-primer-design-primer-validation