Chapter 24: Q9P (page 876)
Which of the DNAs shown in Figure 24-8 would move fastest during agarose gel electrophoresis?
Short Answer
Tightly supercoiled DNAs move quicker than loosely supercoiled DNAs through the agarose matrix.
Chapter 24: Q9P (page 876)
Which of the DNAs shown in Figure 24-8 would move fastest during agarose gel electrophoresis?
Tightly supercoiled DNAs move quicker than loosely supercoiled DNAs through the agarose matrix.
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