Electrochemical Analyses

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GRE Subject Test: Chemistry › Electrochemical Analyses

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Once a sample of DNA is isolated, it is loaded on an agarose electrophoresis gel, as shown below. Once the sample has run, where will the student find the DNA?

Agarose_gel

Green section

Red section

It is impossible to tell without knowing the size of the DNA fragments

It is impossible to tell without knowing the charge of the DNA

Explanation

DNA is negatively charged, so it will migrate toward the positive electrode during electrophoresis. As a result, it will migrate from the center line into the green region of the gel.

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