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How to make a 1% agarose gel for electrophoresis

By | January 4, 2022

Agarose gel electrophoresis is the most common way of separating and analyzing DNA. Agarose is a polysaccharide, generally extracted from certain red seaweed. It is a linear polymer made up of the repeating unit of agarobiose, which is a disaccharide made up of D -galactose and 3,6-anhydro- L -galactopyranose.  Preparing 1% Agarose gel:Gels are prepared… Read More »