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what is the gel in Gel Electrophoresis?
For larger molecules like proteins we use polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). For smaller pieces like DNA we use agarose gel electrophoresis
Process that restriction fragments of DNA are separated from each other by the use of electricity?
The process is referred to as gel electrophoresis. This is an analytical process where DNA fragments can be separated based on size within a gel under the influence of an electric field
What will be the voltage you have to use to run agarose gel electrophoresis for the best resolution of DNA fragments if the distance between the two electrodes is around 15cm?
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What is the buffer solution and why is it added to the agarose?
You use a buffer when making agarose gels so that when the gel is used for electrophoresis, the gel is able to conduct electricity. The buffer contains ions from the buffer salts that will facilitate conduction. that was good
What is used to make the DNA visible on the gel?
YES!! You can use a simple Agarose gel to separate to view the DNA on electrophoresis. Use 0.8 - 1% gel for 5-10kbp , 2% for 0.2 - 1kbp. If the fragments are really tiny, use an Acrylamide gel (vertical gel) to electrophorese and they will show right out. This is to offset the instability of high concentration gels.
Can gel electrophoresis be used to determine the purity of an enzyme?
Yes it can be done if you use Poly-Acrylamide Gel Electrophoresis.
Which technique was use to produce these bands?
Gel electrophoresis
First reports of the use of sucrose for gel electrophoresis?
Gel electrophoresis is the analysis and separation method of DNA, RNA and proteins. The first reported use of this method was in 1930s.
What is th blue dye added to the sample before the electrophoresis is performed?
In biochemistry labs, the traditional answer for a protein gel (polacrylamide gel electrophoresis) is bromphenol blue. For a DNA gel (agarose gel electrophoresis), traditionally the same dark blue dye bromphenol blue was combined with the lighter, slower migrating blue dye xylene cyanol. Oftentimes nowwe only use the bromphenol blue, or even substitute for it with Orange G, which is a UV-transparent dye that more easily enables the visualization of smaller molecular weight nucleic acids that migrate in the same region.
Purpose of gel electrophoresis?
Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) is used to separate large biomolecules, such as RNA, DNA and proteins, by their size, shape and charge. Proteins can be separated based on their size alone if the sample is treated with a denaturing agent first, such as sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Nucleic acid samples can be separated on size alone through the use of an agarose gel.
Scientists use gel electrophoresis to cut dna at a specific nucleotide True or false?
It is true that Scientists use gel electrophoresis to cut DNA molecules at a specific sequence of nucleotides.
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