Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
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Biology
Cegep/1
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68 words
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1 minute
Method of gel electrophoresis using agarose to separate DNA fragments
DNA mixture is poured into wells near the cathode. An electric current is run through the gel. DNA, being negatively charged due to phosphate, is attracted to the anode. Shorter DNA fragments travel further, thus separating them.
[!abstract]+ Agarose
Polysaccharide that forms a meshwork of pores
Ajitani Hifumi