Figure 2: Illustration of an agarose gel electrophoresis setup. The agarose gel sits in a tank of buffer, the samples mixed with loading dye are placed in wells at one end of the gel and an electrical ...

Secure the gel tray in the tray holder and put in the well mould. Mix a 1% solution of agarose to buffer (0.5 g agarose to 50 mL of 1X buffer) in a small Erlenmeyer flask. Microwave until boiling for ...

Gel electrophoresis is a laboratory method used to separate mixtures of DNA, RNA, or proteins according to molecular size. In gel electrophoresis, the molecules to be separated are pushed by an ...

The gel used in gel electrophoresis is usually made of a material called agarose, which is a gelatinous substance extracted from seaweed. This porous gel could be used to separate macromolecules ...

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In this article, we will consider how agarose gel electrophoresis works, how it can be interpreted and some of its purposes. Electrophoresis is a technique that uses electrical current to separate DNA ...