Description
This economical 2-part exercise provides an introduction to agarose
gel electrophoresis. In the first part of the exercise, students identify
unknown dye molecules by comparing their electrophoretic migration with
the migration of known dyes. In the second part students identify dye
molecules that bind to DNA and determine the mechanism. The exercise
was designed for 8 groups of students and includes four colorful dye
mixtures and DNA.
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