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Refer to the following statements for agarose-gel electrophoresis :
(a) Agarose is a natural polymer obtained from sea-weed.
(b) The separation of DNA molecules in agarosegel electrophoresis depends on the size of DNA.
(c) The DNA migrates from negatively-charged electrode to the positively-charged electrode
(d) The DNA migrates from positively-charged electrode to the negatively-charged electrode.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
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(a) Agarose is a natural polymer obtained from sea-weed.
(b) The separation of DNA molecules in agarosegel electrophoresis depends on the size of DNA.
(c) The DNA migrates from negatively-charged electrode to the positively-charged electrode
(d) The DNA migrates from positively-charged electrode to the negatively-charged electrode.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
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The correct answer is:
(a), (b) and (c) only
Agarose gel electrophoresis is the process of separation of DNA fragments based on their size. As DNA is - vely charged, it moves from negative charged electrode to tve charged electrode inside the Gel Agarose gel shows sieving effect.
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