11 | | 5. FPA aliquots are always placed in a column in a way, that at least one well is on the first or last row, i.e. the selected wells always connect with the top or bottom of the plate. Isolated "islands" of selected cells in the middle of a column are not allowed. |
| 11 | 5. FPA aliquots are always placed in a column in a way, that at least one well is on the first or last row, i.e. the selected wells always connect with the top or bottom of the plate. Isolated "islands" of selected cells in the middle of a column are not allowed. When starting to fill wells in a column, with all wells available, the column is always filled top to bottom, i.e. the first filled well in the column is on the first row. |
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| 13 | Requirement 5 has the added implication, that isolated islands of unused wells in a column, where the former do not contain wells on the first or last row, will never be eligible for hosting FPA aliquots. The effective number of wells available for FPA aliquots may therefore be smaller than the number of unused wells. |