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| 15 | In the following, an "available" well denotes a well that is unused by the selected library preparation kit, and is not part of an isolated "island" of unused wells in a column. |
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| 17 | More detailed rules for placing FPA aliquots on available wells of a start plate |
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| 19 | 6. If all FPA aliquots fit in available wells in the leftmost column of such wells, the former are placed in these wells. If the available wells include the one on the first row, the filling is started from the top, otherwise from a well making the filling end with the well on the last row. |
| 20 | 7. If all FPA aliquots do not fit in available wells in the leftmost column of such wells, the first fully available column from the left is used. The wells are filled from the top of the column. |